Illinois to Get a New Mascot

Illinois has decided to use a new mascot following the men's basketball final home game. They currently use an Indian chief, Chief Illiniwek. Having a new mascot will allow Illinois to hold future NCAA postseason events which are not allowed at any college using American-Indian imagery or mascot.

Big PSU Wrestling Weekend

Penn State came off several bad losses to ranked opponents the past few weeks(#1 Minnesota, #11 Illinios and #17 Wisconsin). This weekend was Penn State's turn to take a few away from others. Last Friday night, PSU over matched #12 Northwestern 25-8. Then this past Sunday, PSU stunned #6 Iowa 24-13 at Rec Hall with several key wins over a higher ranked opponent.


Heller posted one of the upsets on the night when he pinned #6 Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa.