Illini Football Hosts Media Day
August 10, 2018 | Football
Media Day Photo Gallery | Training Camp Central
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois football team hosted local and national media outlets at Memorial Stadium on Friday for its annual on-campus Media Day. Following the seventh Training Camp practice Friday morning at the Campus Recreation Fields, the action moved to Memorial Stadium where head coach Lovie Smith talked with the media for about 30 minutes before the team took individual and group photos and players talked to the media.
The Fighting Illini continue Training Camp on Saturday with a closed practice and then will have Sunday off. The Orange and Blue will return to the Campus Rec. Fields on Monday to commence the final week of open practices for fans.
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?? Rolling into the weekend like... ??#Illini #CampSZN pic.twitter.com/ZMbnGxLTlS
— Illini Football (@IlliniFootball) August 10, 2018
The Berezniak family traveled from Colorado to watch @IlliniFootball camp and John got to meet his favorite #Illini, @MDFlash_7. pic.twitter.com/IwAaL64xEw
— Illini Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) August 10, 2018
#Illini offensive coordinator Rod Smith gave AJ Bush one last shot to be a starting QB. Their relationship off the field is as good as it gets, and Bush calls Smith a "father figure." pic.twitter.com/PLzeXGF3et
— Isaac Trotter (@isaac_trotter2) August 10, 2018
New guys working. #Illini
— Illini Football (@IlliniFootball) August 10, 2018
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They were thrown into the fire last year as true freshmen. Now, @Dat26Kid and the #Illini sophomores taking it to another level. pic.twitter.com/xM2P8sjKqV
— Illini Football (@IlliniFootball) August 11, 2018
#Illini making progress on practice facility construction. pic.twitter.com/LadHSjh28A
— Shannon Ryan (@sryantribune) August 10, 2018
Illinois' Kendrick Green struggled while switching to offense and ended up redshirting last season.
— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) August 10, 2018
"At the time, it sucked. Now looking back, I'm glad it happened." https://t.co/sTYmhvFlmb via @sryantribune pic.twitter.com/YS04Siff2I
