Illinois junior guard Ty Rodgers has made a last-minute decision to redshirt the 2024-25 season, reported Jeremy Werner of Illini Enquirer on Monday – just hours before the team's season opener against Eastern Illinois (7 p.

The Fighting Illini will start their 2024-25 season on Monday night with no Ty Rodgers. Illinois will be squaring off against Eastern Illinois at 7:00 CT from the State Farm Center in Champaign. The game will be airing on the Big Ten Network, and the Fighting Illini are currently favored by 24.5 points.

Many Illinois fans were surprised on Monday night when news came out of junior Ty Rodgers’ plans to sit out the 2024-25 season and redshirt. Rodgers started 38 games for the Illini in the 2023-24 season.

Champaign's State Farm Center, Illinois on SI will share a scouting report highlighting each Illini player listed on the team's official roster. Today, in the 13th of 14, we shine a light on guard Ty Rodgers.

Illinois basketball player Ty Rodgers mysteriously pulled himself from the lineup just hours ahead of the team's season opener against Eastern Illinois.

The Illini are now expecting to have just one scholarship returner on the floor this season. Illinois junior wing Ty Rodgers will not play in the season opener against Eastern Illinois and plans to redshirt the 2024-25 season,

Just hours before the opening tip of the season, junior forward Ty Rodgers has announced he will redshirt for the 2024-25 season.

Just hours before the Illinois men’s basketball program tipped off its 2024-25 season, news broke that one of its veterans would redshirt the season. Ty Rodgers was listed as out for Monday’s game on the team’s Big Ten availability report,