Mike Dudek

8/27/13 | Host of @TheFieldPass

[Mike Dudek @MDFlash_7]

@notthefakeSVP thank you again for the feature!! 🙏🏼 I appreciate it more than you know!

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

Well said, @notthefakeSVP.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Per source

[Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress]

NEWS: Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic and Jake Davis will return to Illinois next season, Misko Ražnatović told DraftExpress.

The trio joins David Mirkovic, who announced earlier today, giving Brad Underwood 4 of his top 8 scorers back from last season's Final Four team.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler – ranked No. 5 in ESPN's Top 100 – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, his agency ProMondo Sports tells me and @JeremyWoo. Wagler led the 28-9 Fighting Illini to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

ARE YOU WITH US?

For the first time since 2005, we're heading to the FINAL FOUR.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

ZVONIMIR IVISIC ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THAT POSTER 😱

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

Here’s your official 2026 Big Ten Tournament bracket:

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

When SEC fans argue that their conference is better, remember the facts.

Last two national champions? B1G.
Top 2 seeds in the CFP? B1G.
2024 bowl records? B1G 11-6, SEC 8-7.
2025 bowl records? B1G 6-0, SEC 2-5.

The SEC’s reign is over. The Big Ten sits atop the throne.

[Robert Rosenthal @ALionEye]

LIGHT
THE
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[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

Decided to do a small project on college football roster construction and how resources could be allocated by position.

The framework is grounded in data and research on how NFL teams construct rosters and allocate the salary cap by position. Those patterns serve as the starting point, with one major adjustment for the college game: roster size. The NFL has 53 players. College football allows up to 105.

To make the comparison work, our model mirrors the top 53 roster spots using NFL allocation tendencies, then sets aside $30k per player so the remaining roster still receives revenue share. Important reminder: this revenue share is on top of full scholarships (tuition, room and board, fees, etc.) and is separate from NIL compensation.

For 2025, the maximum revenue share per school is $20.5M. That pool can be divided across athletic programs however the AD sees fit. A commonly used assumption is football receives ~75%, or $15.375M, which serves as the baseline here.

It’s also worth noting that many schools won’t have the resources to fully fund the $20.5M max. This is where the divide between the B1G/SEC and the rest of the sport is likely to widen over the coming years.

This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. Think of it as a starting point informed by data, not a rigid blueprint. Coaches and GMs will move money around based on philosophy, roster strengths, and development pipelines.

Want to splurge on a $2.5M QB? Roughly $740k has to be cleared elsewhere. That might come from the bottom of the depth chart or by finding value at RG and RT. Tradeoffs are unavoidable.

The same logic applies at other positions. If three RBs are of similar caliber, the split doesn’t have to be $330k / $120k / $60k. It could look more like $230k / $210k / $170k.

Roster building is now as much about allocation as it is evaluation.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

A great time in NashvILLe.

[Alex Golesh @CoachGolesh]

Let’s Go To Work!

#WarEagle🦅

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

In his 3 seasons at Illinois…

8,098 total yards
67 TDs / 21 INTs
64.5% completion
145.1 rating
Captain
Back-to-back bowl games
23 wins

Thanks for choosing to wear the orange and blue and taking this program to new heights.

There’s only one way to send him off…

LUUUUUUUUUUKE

[Auburn Football @AuburnFootball]

A new era begins on the Plains 🦅
Welcome to Auburn, @CoachGolesh

🗞️: https://t.co/VaDxnRtL9C

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

No. 21 in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings

[Derek Neal @IlliniDR]

Great moment! I knew I'd seen this before.

Here's @MDFlash_7 after beating Penn State in 2014.💙 #NCAAFB #Illini

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

We’ve seen this a time or two! First of many for @PatBryant

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

TFP 6.7 - Ohio State Preview

The gang’s all here. @MDFlash_7 rejoins the pod to preview Saturday’s showdown with #1 Ohio State.

🎙️Apple: https://t.co/8fanVemL9a
🎙️Spotify: https://t.co/OcLa6reJv8
🎥YouTube: https://t.co/Ep1tg7qZ7H

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

It's an orange out for a reason.

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

This is the golden age of Illini football.

• 5-1 and ranked #17
• Undefeated #1 Ohio State in town
• Fox Big Noon Kickoff back
• Sold out crowd
• Orange out
• 73° and sunny
• CFP implications

Shock the world.

[🆃ⓐ🅹🅷 ♕ @Recru1t1ng_Guru]

Solid pass protect from McMillen #illini