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Did Illinois Discover a New Cheat Code for Luke Altmyer Against Ohio State?
Illinois coach Bret Bielema was noticeably frustrated after the Illini’s 34-16 home loss to No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday, and he had good reason to be. Three turnovers, a handful of missed tackles and a series of other preventable mistakes made it clear the Illini haven’t yet made the strides Bielema had hoped.
But there were silver linings to be had, and maybe the most intriguing among them was Illinois’ offensive output when coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. gave the green light for quarterback Luke Altmyer to go into hurry-up mode. The Illini went no-huddle from their opening possession, but they didn’t initially push the pace. Altmyer began the game 4-for-12 for 29 yards and an interception.
As soon as they needed to go, however, they did, in fact, go. Down 20-0 and taking over on their own 25 with the clock showing under four minutes in the first half, Lunney, Altmyer and the Illini popped the clutch and dropped the pedal. If you remove an overturned touchdown pass to Justin Bowick and another incompletion to Bowick (on which he was mugged but no call was made), Altmyer fired seven straight completions for 58 yards to drive Illinois into scoring position for a David Olano field goal and the Illini’s only points of the half.
If Bielema had any regrets about the decision to turn to a quicker pace, it was only that the Illini didn’t go to it sooner.
“I knew I actually wanted to go tempo the whole freaking game, because they couldn’t do shit with it, right?” a rankled Bielema said in his postgame press conference. “Like, we were doing a lot of really good things back there. I think we could have done that a little bit sooner, a little bit quicker. Our quarterback’s really good with it.”
It didn’t hurt, of course, that Illinois was down 20 at this point and Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia had already shifted into a more conservative defensive posture. Still, the Illini strategy kept OSU from substituting to preferred personnel and helped wear down a unit bursting with future NFL Draft picks.
“They’ve got good players all over the place,” Bielema said. “Matt’s obviously a very talented coordinator. They got really good personnel. But it seemed like when we were in tempo, that things really began to work our way. We just needed to go to it probably a little sooner, a little more often.”
Over the second half of Illinois’ season, chances are we’ll see Bielema and Lunney turn to tempo more often in tight spots, or when Altmyer appears to need a jolt. At the very least, Altmyer operating a two-minute offense over four quarters sure sounds like a brilliant bit of strategy.
Another state is jumping into the fray to put the brakes on non-domiciled CDLs, with roughly 5,000 commercial drivers in Ohio facing the potential of having their licenses downgraded.
On Friday, May 29, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced it would be contacting approximately 5,000 non-domiciled CDL holders to verify the status of their credentials under updated rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
According to the Bureau, non-domiciled license holders in the state will receive one of two notices, depending on the type of documentation they initially used to obtain their CDL.
For drivers whose documentation meets current FMCSA standards, their licenses will remain valid until their expiration date. For those who do not meet current standards, the process is a bit more complicated.
As for CDL holders whose original documents do not meet current FMCSA guidelines, they will receive a notice of downgrade, and their CDLs will be downgraded to a Class D license 30 days after receiving the notice.
Drivers who receive a downgrade notice can request a hearing with the BMV to dispute the downgrade, and can provide additional documentation to prove their eligibility. According to the Bureau, those documents include:
- An unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by USCIS, valid on the most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
- An unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired USCIS I‑94 form, both of which must be valid on your most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
Officials said the Ohio BMV has not issued or renewed any non-domiciled CDLs since FMCSA put new standards in place in 2025, and that it does not intend to resume issuing non-domiciled CDLs in the future. Additionally, the BMV will not renew revalidated non-domiciled CDLs after they expire.
All notices will be sent by mail to the address listed on file with the Ohio BMV. The Bureau emphasized that the reverification process does not apply to full CDL holders or CDL holders with legally established permanent residence. LL
2026 U20 World Team Trials
At Geneva, Ohio, May 29
Best-of-Three Final Results
57 kg
Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC) defeats Grey Burnett (Burnett Trained Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Cortez dec. Burnett, 5-1
Round 2 – Cortez tech. fall Burnett, 10-0
61 kg
Aaron Seidel (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
Round 2 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
65 kg
Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) defeats Clinton Shepherd (Howe Wrestling School, LLC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Bassett fall Shepherd, 2:40
Round 2 – Bassett tech. fall Shepherd, 10-0
70 kg
Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC) defeats Melvin Miller (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)), two matches to none
Round 1 – Robideau dec. Miller, 5-0
Round 2 – Robideau tech. fall, 12-0
74 kg
Jayden James (KD Training Center/ TMWC) defeats Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy RTC), two matches to none
Round 1 – James dec. Lockett, 5-4
Round 2 – James dec. Lockett, 4-2
79 kg
Ryan Burton (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Joseph Jeter (Position Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Burton dec. Jeter, 10-7
Round 2 – Burton dec. Jeter, 8-1
86 kg
Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) defeats Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), two matches to none
Round 1 – Sinclair dec. Mantanona, 6-0
Round 2 – Sinclair tech. fall Mantanona, 10-0
92 kg
Jimmy Mastny (Relentless Training Center) defeats Karson Tompkins (Air Force Regional Training Center), two matches to none
Round 1 – Mastny fall Tompkins, 3:31
Round 2 – Mastny tech. fall Tompkins, 10-0
97 kg
Michael Boyle (Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling Club) defeats Garett Kawczynski (Askren Wrestling Academy), two matches to none
Round 1 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
Round 2 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
125 kg
Dreshaun Ross (Cowboy RTC) defeats Coby Merrill (NYAC), two matches to one
Round 1 – Merrill tech. fall Ross, 11-0
Round 2 – Ross dec. Merrill 9-2
Round 3 – Ross dec. Merrill, 7-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
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