Vontae Davis News

Illinois' football program on Wednesday added two offensive assistants who used to work for new offensive coordinator Paul Petrino at Louisville.

When Illinois bids its seniors farewell today against Fresno State, expect an emotional outpouring for Juice Williams and his classmates.

He was on just about every 2009 preseason first-team All-America list. He made the All-Big Ten First Team in 2008.

The finally healthy offensive line had its best day last week, but there's plenty of room for growth.

I remember Nov. 10, 2007 like it was yesterday. I was a first-semester freshman who had arrived on campus expecting the Illinois football team to stink like always.

Considering the roll Sean Smith has been on as a rookie cornerback with the Miami Dolphins, you might assume he'd want to keep everything exactly the same.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- For a change, it's Illinois bringing all the star power to the neutral-site opener against Missouri.

Parade magazine named Terry Hawthorne the top high school receiver in the nation.

RANTOUL, Ill. -- Donsay Hardeman is waiting for one play. More specifically, he said, "I'm ready for one big hit." That will be evidence enough for Illinois fans that his neck is healed from an injury last season that easily could have robbed him of football.

Another year, another knee injury for Miami Thomas. The Illinois cornerback suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee during practice on Wednesday and likely will miss the season.

It hasn't taken Vontae Davis long to make an impression on one of his more outgoing Dolphins teammates.

It hasn't taken Vontae Davis long to make an impression on one of his more outgoing Dolphins teammates.

It hasn't taken Vontae Davis long to make an impression on one of his more outgoing Dolphins teammates.

I always hated it when coaches, teachers or supervisors would tell me that I had lots of potential.

It hasn't taken Vontae Davis long to make an impression on one of his more outgoing Dolphins teammates.

This is the year when everyone figures out, once and for all, which way Ron Zook has directed Illinois.

All three lead applicants for the Dolphins' second starting cornerback spot will be present for Sunday's opening of camp.

The draft treated Illinois pretty well. Not the one that placed cornerback Vontae Davis in the NFL , but the team draft in February that divided players into "character teams" with the purpose of breeding positive peer pressure.

Washington D.C. has been a hotbed for the Illini under Coach Zook, including current star Arrelious Benn and recent 1st round draft pick Vontae Davis.

It turns out Vontae Davis did have an airtight alibi. The Dolphins' top draft pick was reported to have been arrested in Champaign, Ill., on June 9 on a traffic violation.