All articles tagged Will Leitch

The founding editor of the influential website talks about its long rise and rapid demise.

As Mattoon continues to recover from a school shooting almost two weeks ago, Mattoon native Will Leitch talks about how his hometown is coping.

Bandwagon's hiatus is O-V-E-R. The third season gets off to a most excellent start with a roundtable discussion of current events in sports, guest Will Leitch talking the death of domes, a controversy involving the "scent of the game" (ew), and some fave moments in social media. 

The University of Illinois Urbana campus is exploring the idea of a mascot for its athletic teams nearly a decade after retiring Chief Illiniwek as the campus symbol.  Alumnus Will Leitch, a writer for Bloomberg and several other publications, explains why he's in favor of this idea in an interview with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.

This week’s hiring of Lovie Smith as the 25th football coach in Illini history has generated huge interest among fans and sportswriters.  U of I graduate Will Leitch falls into both those categories.  In a column this week for Sports On Earth, the Mattoon native recalls another optimistic time for Illini football, more than 25 years ago.