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Maryland head coach Kevin Willard, left, and assistant Mike Jones direct the team from the bench during an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) **FILE**
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Illinois' guard Te'Jon Lucas (3) is guarded by Minnesota's Nate Mason (2) and Reggie Lynch (22) during an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.(AP Photo/Robin Scholz)
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Illinois' center Maverick Morgan (22) goes up for a shot against Minnesota's center Reggie Lynch (22) during an NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.(AP Photo/Robin Scholz)
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Illinois' forward Michael Finke (43) goes for a rebound during an NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.(AP Photo/Robin Scholz)
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Illinois' forward Kipper Nichols (2) and Minnesota's forward Jordan Murphy (3 )during an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.(AP Photo/Robin Scholz)
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Illinois running back Kendrick Foster (22) stretches the ball across the goal line for a touchdown against Michigan State linebacker Andrew Dowell (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Memorial Stadium Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/ Stephen Haas)
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Illinois quarterback Chayce Crouch (7) is upended by Purdue safety Navon Mosley (27) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb)
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2016 file photo, Illinois running back Kendrick Foster (22) takes a moment to himself before an NCAA college football game against North Carolina at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. Work could begin in early 2018 on a $132 million project to build new football offices, locker rooms and training facilities at the University of Illinois’ stadium and renovate seating areas on two sides, athletic director Josh Whitman said Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb File)
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American's guard Darius Gardner (0), Illinois' forward/center Nnanna Egwu (32) and Illinois' guard Ahmad Starks (3) during their NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign, IL on Saturday, December 6, 2014.(AP PHOTO/ROBIN SCHOLZ)
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Illinois guard Ahmad Starks (3) guards American guard Darius Gardner (0) during an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Robin Scholz)
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In this April 22, 2014 photo, Carolyn Morris, founder of the new Christian organization, His Kid's Closet, sorts clothing for free distribution to clients at the Women, Infants, and Children supplemental nutrition program at the Champaign County Health Department in Champaign, Ill. Morris has been collecting used children's clothing by the bagful through schools and churches and redistributing it to kids in need throughout the community. Morris said she came up with the idea for His Kid's Closet as she started life in Champaign as a Marine Corps Reserve unit member and stay-at-home mom to three small children. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Indiana's Ted Bolser (83) scores a touchdown against Illinois during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Champaign, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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This April 22, 2013 photo provided by Thompson-McClellan shows a bronze statue of Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert giving his famous 'thumbs up" sign in Champaign, Ill. The statue will be unveiled Thursday, April 24, 2014, outside the Virginia Theatre in Champaign where Ebert held his annual film festival. Ebert died in April 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Thomspon.McClellan)
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Chaz Ebert sits in her late husband Roger's renowned recliner during the showing of "Life Itself" a documentary of Roger Ebert's life, that opened the 16th Annual Roger Ebert Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Ill., on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz) MANDATORY CREDIT (REV-SHARE)
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Chaz Ebert signals to her late husband Roger prior to the showing of "Life Itself" a documentary of film critic Roger Ebert's life, that opened the 16th Annual Roger Ebert Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Ill on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz) MANDATORY CREDIT
