The college football world readily acknowledges how the Illinois Fighting Illini surprised the nation. Now, can Bret Bielema live up to the hype in 2025? Or will they fade away into Big Ten obscurity?

No. 4 USC will aim for its 25th win this season when the Trojans face the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini. The teams meet Sunday for the first time this ...

The Illini showed they can win in more than one way ... “Tre is really good,” Underwood said after the Washington game. “We got to make sure we understand, Tre is a really good player.

and I think we got more motivation to win. Now, we just have to continue on this track and be more aggressive." The tenor around the Illini — outside of Ubben, to be clear — was sour after the ...

does (with the Illini denying Frese the opportunity to notch a 600th win with the Terrapins). That’s a high-level basketball team that we just beat on their home floor. This is special.

We pulled out the win. So, that’s the important thing, but it was kind of a weird game of basketball.” Green described the second half in a similar fashion, as the Illini committed nine ...

“We all kind of sensed the ... A two-point win at home against a team whose star guard is in foul trouble is hardly decisive. The Illini will be eager for another shot when MSU visits them ...

Illini head coach Shauna Green was out of timeouts ... You just beat a top team. It was a Quad 1 win. We need those. We don't have a ton of opportunities for them. They understood that going ...

However, another European Illini was perhaps equally as impressive in the road win. Illinois center Tomislav ... It was also no coincidence. “We wanted to get Tomi the ball,” Underwood said ...

In playing well and then gutting out a win over UCLA (18-7 ... on FOX), here are three nuggets we plucked from the Illini's hard-earned defeat of the Bruins: The elements are in place.

The Fighting Illini men’s basketball ... we did some nice things defensively and we held them under a hundred.” Here are three takeaways from the win. Tonje hit nine of 15 shots and was ...