by Brandon Vogel | Jul 25, 2018 | Football
“The Bricks,” as they’re called at Independence Community College in Kansas, are accurately named. The cinderblock dorm rooms with a brick exterior are not warm or inviting or anything other than a functional place for a person to live for as short a...
by Erin Sorensen | Apr 3, 2017 | Football Recruiting
Coach Mike Riley was hired at the end of the 2014 season, putting him and his staff in a bit of a tough position on the recruiting trail. They chose to focus more on retaining the 2015 class versus recruiting ahead for 2016 and 2017. That meant the 2016 class visitors...
by Jacob Padilla | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball
What began as a competitive game between two teams desperate to stay out of the Big Ten Tournament play-in round ended up as a rout as Illinois shot the lights out in the second half to turn a two-point halftime advantage into a 16-point victory. The Illini (17-12,...
by Jacob Padilla | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball
First HalfIllinois super senior Tracy Abrams picked up his second foul and had to take a seat at the 16:37 mark. Abrams is one of Illinois’ best shooters and had already knocked down one triple before taking a seat.Illinois reeled off a 10-0 run helped by a...
by Jacob Padilla | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball
Jacob PadillaJacob is in his third year with Hail Varsity covering Husker athletics. He has also written extensively for SB Nation’s Bright Side of the Sun and The Creightonian. His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find...
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