Football

After 2 seasons as a defensive back coach and 3 seasons as the Illinois defensive coordinator, Aaron Henry and the Illini have parted ways. Henry has decided to take the Notre Dame defensive back/co-defensive coordinator position. After a historic season by the Illini secondary in 2022, Illinois promoted Henry to defensive coordinator following the departure of Ryan Walters. In Henry's first season as the defensive coordinator, the Illini defense struggled. It was a young gro

When Devon Witherspoon arrived at the University of Illinois in the summer of 2019, few outside Champaign knew his name. In fact, most recruiting services didn’t know him at all. He was listed as a zero-star recruit Witherspoon left Champaign as an All-American and 5th overall pick. Witherspoon's legacy is being a part of the dominant Illinois secondary in 2022 that produced 3 NFL Draft picks. But let's travel back in time to 2019. Rather than let the lack of stars discourage