Illini Weekly News Recap

Illini Weekly News Recap

Fighting Illini Weekly News Recap 
August 26, 2022

  • Quarterback Tommy Devito has been named the starter for the Fighting Illini in their first game on Saturday. Support Tommy by shopping his locker room on The Illinois NIL Store.
     
  • RELATED: The Illinois NIL Store launched locker rooms for nine football players including: Chase Brown, Johnny Newton, Art Sitkowski, Sydney Brown, Tailon Leitzsey, Julian Pearl, Alex Palczewski, Tip Reiman and Tommy Devito. 
     
  • The Illinois NIL Store powered by Campus Ink is rapidly expanding its footprint at the University of Illinois to all sports on campus. We've currently signed athletes from women’s basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, and softball and will continue to expand our roster. Read more about our footprint with Illini athletes. 
     
  • Illinois athletics launches NIL Impact Campaign to support name, image and likeness activities. The NIL Impact campaign offers three actionable paths for supporters - learn more about them here
     
  • Illini Football kicks off their season against Wyoming on Saturday, August 27. Here are some things to look for in the season opener. 
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