The unexpected rise of Keaton Wagler at Illinois
Adam RittenbergFeb 26, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close College soccer reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Multiple Authors CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was a touch of exasperation in Brad Underwood’s voice as he ran via the well-worn tropes about Keaton Wagler. The Illinois coach is delicate to minimizing Wagler’s journey, or separating…