Former Illinois Rose Bowl quarterback Juice Williams has a new job. Illini football coach Tim Beckman announced Wednesday that Isiah “Juice” Williams is joining his staff as director of alumni and former player relations. Juice Williams broke Illinois records for career and single-season total offense, career starts by a quarterback and career and single-season rushing … [Read more...] about Former Illini QB Juice Williams joins Tim Beckman’s staff
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Nathan Scheelhaase named Juice’s successor at Illinois QB
Illinois football coach Ron Zook today announced that Nathan Scheelhaase will enter the 2010 season as the Fighting Illini's starting quarterback. One of the biggest questions entering the 2010 season was "who will replace Juice Williams?" Old #7 had a very disappointing senior season, but he still departed UI the school's all-time leader in total offense. By Paul M. Banks … [Read more...] about Nathan Scheelhaase named Juice’s successor at Illinois QB
Closing the Book of Isaiah (Williams)
By Paul Schmidt I'm going to attempt to walk that fine line of blasphemy today and tell everyone a little bit about the prophet Isaiah. Sunday School is now in session. Isaiah was a prophet from the 8th Century BC, in both Judaism and in Christianity -- For the sake of my own sanity, we're just going to be dealing with the Christian/Catholic side of things today, mainly … [Read more...] about Closing the Book of Isaiah (Williams)
The Illini may be Alright this Year
By Paul M. Banks This past weekend, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini got some measure of redemption from their week one DISASTER in St. Louis. The Illini responded from their 37-9 thrashing at the hands of Missouri to rout FCS opponent Illinois St. 45-17 in Champaign. Granted it was against a lower tier team predicted to finish near the bottom of their vastly … [Read more...] about The Illini may be Alright this Year
Orange Juice (Williams) and Champaign
The Juice Williams Interview/Profile Part 1 By Paul M. Banks On May 10, 2005, Urban dictionary made “juice” the Urban Word of the Day and defined it as such “Respect and credibility on the street. A.K.A. Sauce “I can't be seen with them - they don't have juice.” Sounds like another word for power, connections, a big time reputation- something a star quarterback at a … [Read more...] about Orange Juice (Williams) and Champaign