Josh Brent has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being found guilty of intoxication manslaughter, stemming from a Dec. 2012 car crash that killed teammate Jerry Brown. He faced a possible 20-year sentence. Report via Chicago Tribune

Yup, this is weird. Turns out, according to Tom Dienhart of BTN, Rayvonte Rice and Mikel LeShoure are cousins. Both were stand-out high school players at Centennial High School in Champaign.

Illini recruit Aaron Jordan is at the State Farm Center this afternoon to watch Illinois take on Penn State. Per reports, he is making his college decision "soon." Jordan, a 4-star shooting guard from Plainfield, is 6-foot-4, 175 lbs.

This is actually pretty great. I had no idea you could give scholarships for chess.

The fiance of an Air Force pilot asked John Groce if he could sign an autograph for her soon-to-be husband, who was serving in Afghanistan. Coach Groce did her one better.

#JoeBertrandTrollingFormerTeammates

Beneventi has offers from Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Notre Dame, UMass and Western Michigan, but he's expected to choose between Illinois and Iowa.

Steve Hull and Houston Bates also earned honorable mention status.

TINY ASS RAY RICE IS YOUR BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK.