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Illinois athletics reporter for Illini Inquirer (@IlliniOn247), part of @247Sports. DMs are open. Let's tell stories. SIUE alum. Pekin native.
Champaign, IL 247sports.com/college/illino… Joined October 2009
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Ben Miller was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2022 followed by nearly 20 rounds of chemotherapy, three surgeries and, of late, great news.

"Sometimes you don't know how you got through."

The #illini analyst shared his story:

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247sports.com After treacherous cancer battle, Ben Miller getting back to himself: 'There literally are no bad... Ben Miller was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2022 and after three years has had three negative cancer tests in a row.
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Joey Wagner Verified account @mrwagner25
Roger Denny! Didn't take him long to use his voice as an AD.
Matt Fortuna Verified account @Matt_Fortuna 11h
Oklahoma AD Roger Denny on if the postponement of the Ole Miss game has damaged OU's relationship with the SEC:

"I don't know. They'll probably send their carnival barker out there to accuse me of pandering again. And candidly, I don't care."
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Joey Wagner Verified account @mrwagner25
The #illini wanted to make Friday's game a four-quarter battle. They did. They wanted to make a statement with a win over No. 4. They didn't.

Miscues and errors led to a loss and a missed moment.

"It's definitely frustrating."

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247sports.com Illini miss marquee moment in loss at No. 4 UCLA: 'We weren't able to execute in the way that we... Illinois made it a four-quarter game against UCLA, but too many self-inflicted wounds led to a 22-14 loss to the Bruins.