ARTUR SITKOWSKI NEWS

Transitions into assistant role Sitkowski concluded his playing career with Illinois' 19-10 loss to Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 and will transition into a student assistant role for the 202...

Impact Though he has a sixth year of eligibility at his disposal in 2023, Sitkowski will bypass a potential opportunity to compete for Illinois' vacant starting role and will instead take the first steps toward embarking on a coaching career. Sitkowski began his career at Rutgers in 2018 and started 11 games as a true freshman, but he fell out of favor soon thereafter. He went on to appear in seven games (four starts) over the subsequent two years before moving on to Illinois ahead of the 2021 season. SItkowski mostly served as a backup during his time at Illinois and wraps up his five-year collegiate career with a 54 percent completion rate for 2,838 yards, 14 touchdowns and 23 interceptions over 26 appearances. Ole Miss transfer Luke Altmyer now looks to be the frontrunner to unseat the outgoing Tommy DeVito as Illinois' starting quarterback in 2023.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Star RBs face off as Minnesota visits No. 24 Illinois

No. 24 Illinois hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten game that will feature two stingy defenses and two terrific running backs

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Steps in during win Sitkowski completed 13 of his 19 passes for 74 yards and zero touchdowns to one interception during Saturday's 9-6 win versus Iowa. He also netted 15 rushing yards on four carries.

Impact Sitkowski was called upon to take over for injured starting quarterback Tommy DeVito, who exited with an apparent lower leg injury during the first half of Saturday's win. The backup signal-caller managed to keep things on track for the Fighting Illini's prolific rushing offense, though he did commit a crucial fourth-quarter interception while throwing for the end zone. Sitkowski completed 74 of his 148 passes for 704 yards and a 6:2 TD:INT ratio over five games last season, and should be able to handle a conservate game-manager role if DeVito remains out.

OCTOBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

New-look Illini look to build in Bielema's second year

Coach Bret Bielema offered Illinois fans a ray of hope by going 5-7 in a 2021 debut campaign

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Performs well in opening scrimmage Illinois coach Bret Bielema said that quarterbacks Tommy Devito and Sitkowski (arm) each had their "best performance" of camp during the team's first scrimmage of fall camp Monday,...

Impact Sitkowski sat out of the Fighting Illini's spring practices while recovering from a season-ending broken arm suffered last October. The 6-foot-5 signal-caller still appears to slot in behind DeVito, who has taken the majority of Illinois' first-team reps in fall camp. Sitkwoski completed 74 of his 148 passes for 704 yards and a 6:2 TD:INT ratio over five games as the team's starting quarterback last season, but he'll need to continue to string together positive days if he wants to overtake DeVito for the starting role this August.

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Big Ten's best defenses come out of spring in rebuild mode

Coordinator changes and heavy player personnel losses made it a spring of uncertainty for the top Big Ten defenses

APRIL 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On track for fall camp Sitkowski (arm) is on track to make his return for Illinois during fall camp, Joey Wagner of 247 Sports reports.

Impact Sitkowski, who is inactive for spring practices, is eyeing a fall return for the Fighting Illini. The 6-foot-5 junior appeared in five games for Illinois last season, logging 704 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions on 74-of-148 passing. The junior will likely have to battle Syracuse transfer, Tommy DeVito, for reps this season.

APRIL 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Out for spring ball Sitkowski (arm) will be inactive for spring practices, Jeremy Werner of 247Sports reports.

Impact Sitkowski, who functioned as the backup quarterback for Illinois in 2021, will miss spring practices. The 6-foot-5 junior appeared in five games for Illinois in 2021, throwing for 704 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions, Sitkowski projects to be the backup behind junior Tommy DeVito in 2022.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Illinois QB Artur Sitkowski to undergo surgery; ex-Michigan QB Brandon Peters to start Sitkowski’s arm was broken when he was hit as he threw a rollout pass in the fourth overtime of Illinois’ 20-18 nine-overtime win at Penn St...

OCTOBER 26, 2021 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Illini QB Artur Sitkowski to undergo surgery for broken arm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois quarterback Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left arm against Penn State....

OCTOBER 26, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

Illini QB Artur Sitkowski out for season with broken arm Illinois quarterback Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left arm against Penn State.

OCTOBER 26, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Illini QB Artur Sitkowski out for season with broken arm

Illinois quarterback Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left arm against Penn State

OCTOBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Illinois QB Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season with a broken arm, returning Brandon Peters to the starting lineup Illinois coach Bret Bielema confirmed that quarterback Artur Sitkowski broke his left arm during a failed 2-point attempt against Penn State...

OCTOBER 25, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in NCAA's 1st 9OT game

Casey Washington caught a 2-point conversion pass from Brandon Peters to end the first nine-overtime game in NCAA history and lift Illinois over No. 7 Penn State 20-18

OCTOBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 7 Penn State, Illinois unsure of QBs ahead of matchup

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford was able to practice this week, but the third-year starter's return to the practice field doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll return to Beaver Stadi...

OCTOBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wisconsin uses running game to roll over Illinois 24-0

Chez Mellusi ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Wisconsin beat Illinois 24-0

OCTOBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michigan State, Penn State getting big boost from transfers

No. 11 Michigan State is off to its fastest start since its 2015 playoff season thanks in part to the addition of 20 transfers

OCTOBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shoddy quarterback play has Big Ten scrambling for answers

Quarterback questions are mounting for many Big Ten coaches this season

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quarterback questions loom as Purdue, Illinois clash

Illinois visits Purdue this weekend

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Armstrong throws for 5 TDs as Virginia eases by Illinois

Brennan Armstrong threw for five touchdowns and became the third quarterback in program history to pass for over 400 yards as Virginia beat Illinois 42-14

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virginia, Illinois hoping early kickoff not a problem

Coach Bronco Mendenhall hopes an early start time for Virginia's game against Illinois this weekend won't affect his Cavaliers much because they practice early, too

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lined up as likely Week 2 starter Sitkowski will start Week 2 against Virginia, Jeremy Werner of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Coach Bret Bielema doesn't sound particularly tied to Sitkowski as the starter once Brandon Peters (shoulder) is cleared to play, but it appears Sitkowski will still take the starting nod for Saturday's clash. Barring word to the contrary leading up to kickoff, look for Sitkowski to lead the Illini offense again versus the Cavaliers as he aims to improve on his 52.4 completion percentage last week versus UTSA.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Decent effort in Week 1 Sitkowski completed 22 of his 42 pass attempts for 266 yards and three touchdowns in Week 1 versus UTSA.

Impact Sitkowski got another start Saturday with Brandon Peters (shoulder) not available and didn't quite have the shine he displayed in the opener against Nebraska. While he finished the day with three passing touchdowns, the sophomore completed only 52.4 percent of his pass attempts. Still, he's likely in line to maintain the starting job at least until Peters is cleared to return to action.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Saturday Sitkowski is starting Saturday's game against UTSA, Jeremy Werner of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Although Brandon Peters is in uniform ahead of Saturday's game, Sitkowski took first-team reps in warmups and will start under center. He transferred from Rutgers and has had minimal playing time to begin his collegiate career.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Illinois hosts dangerous UTSA, eager to go 2-0 under Bielema

New Illinois coach Bret Bielema took the first step last week toward restoring relevance to a tired football program by beating favored Nebraska in an early Big Ten conference matc...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS