Our veteran beat writer and long-time AP Top 25 voter has Bret Bielema's team pegged at No. 9 in his Top 12 for the upcoming ...

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus ...

Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun ...

Now that the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has concluded, it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the ...

The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues this afternoon as the Fighting Illini (5-2, 13-4) travel to East Lansing to take on the Spartans (6-0, 15-2). Illinois blew out Indiana at Assembly Hall ...

The Western Illinois Leathernecks have announced their 2025 football schedule, which includes five home games and 12 contests ...

Can't Wait For Saturday | Bowl gimmicks add light touch to postseason football ... in a good way Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at ...

Illinois football isn't immune to movement in the transfer portal. Since the portal opened in early December, more than a dozen Illini jumped in — and the program also added a few names.

On Wednesday, the Illinois football ... The schedule is favorable. They avoid strong Big Ten teams such as Penn State, Oregon, Nebraska (they're returning Dylan Raiola and Matt Rhule is a good coach) ...

The Illini boasted one of the youngest rosters ... Here is a look at the 2025 Illinois football schedule. Some games could switch to Friday.

Shane Beamer and the South Carolina Gamecocks succumbed to a 21-17 loss at the hands of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl showdown on Tuesday. With this victory ...