(NFL-cf)-- The NFL will now have a 14 team playoff for the upcoming 2020 season. The new format will consist of 3 wild-card teams up from 2 per conference, The Number 2 seed in each conference will now HOST the Number 7 seed in the wild card round meaning that only the Number 1 seeds will have first-round byes.
(Champaign-cf)-- The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Program may potentially lose another guard during the offseason. HC Brad Underwood said in an in house podcast “there are a lot of unknowns” on Sophomore Guard Ayo Dosunmu. Dosunmu has entered the “draft process” but with all scouting, and in-person meetings being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic the NBA Combine set to take place in Chicago on May 21-24 is expected to be postponed or canceled. The NBA draft is still set to take place on June 25 but could also be postponed. Dosunmu led the Illini last season with 16.6 PPG and 3.3 assists.
(Champaign-cf)-- College Basketball on Fox released a Freshman of the Year poll on the social media platform Twitter yesterday afternoon. Fighting Illini Freshman big man Kofi Cockburn(KO-burn) was voted by college basketball by FOX College Basketball Fans as Freshman of the Year. Cockburn(KO-Burn) was also named BIG Ten Freshman of the Year at the end of the Big Ten Regular Season.
(Bloomington-cf)— The IHSA is postponing its State Finals bids for boys and girls basketball due to the extended stay at home order by Gov JB Pritzker. The IHSA board was scheduled to vote April 21, but Craig Anderson, IHSA Executive Director has delayed the vote until a later date. The next board meeting is set for June 15 2020 but that does not mean the board will come to a decision said Anderson. The IHSA will choose the current site at the Peoria Civic Center or move to the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center for the boys state finals.
