Illini WR Dudek doing all he can

CHAMPAIGN — It’s not entirely great being Mike Dudek. The Illinois freshman receiver — already the program’s top first-year pass catcher ever — is blossoming into quite the star, but it’s impossible to fully enjoy it when his team keeps losing games.

“Football is a team sport,” he said. “Although many may think I did well, at the end of the day we still lost. And that’s not good enough.” Read more

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