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Bob Asmussen

Champaign

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 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. ***I'm kept busy during the college football offseason with one guaranteed story each day: "Can't Wait For Saturday." Fortunately, the boss says write about anything college-football related. Plenty of topics to cover.

  • 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. ***I'm kept busy during the college football offseason with one guaranteed story each day: Can't Wait For Saturday." Fortunately, the boss says write about anything college-football related. Plenty of topics to cover.

  • 4 days ago | news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen

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  • 4 days ago | news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen

    To subscribe, click hereURBANA — Jim Buyze wasn’t hunting for a new job in the spring of 2021. The longtime golf course manager, was working at Wild Ridge & Mill Run in Eau Claire, Wis., where he had been for 15 years. “I was thinking, ‘What am I going to do with the end of my career?’” Buyze said. Asked and answered. An opening at a course in Urbana, which he heard about through the PGA of America, got his attention.

  • 5 days ago | news-gazette.com | Bob Asmussen

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Bob Asmussen
Bob Asmussen @BobAsmussen
31 Dec 24

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

Bob Asmussen
Bob Asmussen @BobAsmussen
10 Dec 24

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

Bob Asmussen
Bob Asmussen @BobAsmussen
5 Nov 24

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