Pantagraph.com – Sports – Illini’s Randle set to dress, not play — yet 01/12/05:
“CHAMPAIGN — Brian Randle will be in uniform for the first time this season tonight.
“Don’t get too excited.
“The University of Illinois sophomore forward, who suffered a broken hand on Nov. 11, still doesn’t know whether he will play this season or seek a medical redshirt. He definitely won’t play when the No. 1-ranked Illini try to match the best start in school history by entertaining struggling Penn State at 8 o’clock at the sold-out Assembly Hall.
” ‘I’m still very hopeful. I’m not going to stop being optimistic about the situation,’ said the 6-foot-8 Randle. ‘I hope to come back. That’s what we’re shooting for.’ … “