Bob Asmussen
Football Beat Reporter and Columnist at The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Bob Asmussen is the Illinois football beat writer for the Champaign News-Gazette and http://t.co/w30ImVG1Y8.
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3 days ago |
news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen
Sign up for our daily Illini newsletters hereIn the unlikely event Bret Bielema ever tires of his day job as University of Illinois football coach, he has a clear career option: auctioneer. Bielema showed off his fast-talking chops at Friday’s Rotary Club of Champaign’s Action Auction at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center, stunning the large crowd with his hidden talent. Nobody involved with the event knew what Bielema had in mind when he got on stage.
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3 days ago |
news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter hereGreetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. ***It is time. Way past, actually. Simeon Rice last suited up for Illinois 30 years ago. During his four seasons playing for Lou Tepper, Rice pounded on Big Ten quarterbacks, setting a league record for sacks.
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4 days ago |
news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter hereGreetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. ***One of the top items on my summer to-do list -- other than the never-going-to-happen clean out the basement -- is to come up with the best possible preseason Top 25 for my Associated Press ballot.
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5 days ago |
news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter hereGreetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. ***The answer to the question in the headline: Apparently not the Texas athletic department.
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6 days ago |
news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter hereGreetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. ***For my money, there is no better place to discuss the relative strengths of college football conferences than social media. If you like that kind of thing.
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Thanks to Chad Altmyer for the help on this story about his son Luke, the #Illini starting QB. Luke seems primed for an even better 2025 season. Bob Asmussen | One-time catcher turned quarterback, Altmyer finds the right fit at Illinois https://t.co/phKCvQVmCF via @news_gazette
Thanks to former #Illini track standout Rob Mango for sharing his vision of a series of portraits he is painting. The works are a treat for UI fans. Bob Asmussen | Former Illini track standout painting unique portraits of Illini greats https://t.co/ueZkZwCpS5 via @news_gazette
Great to be back at SFC for #Illini game against EIU. Season couldn't get here fast enough for fans eager to see the rebuilt team. Easily hitting triple figures is good. Bob's Buzzer Beaters | New-look Illini pick up where they left off https://t.co/QBgPD7qrN2 via @news_gazette