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Entering his fifth season, expectations have never been higher around Illini football. And the man in charge is a main reason ...
With Illinois, Northwestern and Purdue leading the way, the Big Ten has mined the state more actively than anyone else.
The 2025 college football preseason AP Poll Top 25 rankings came out on Monday afternoon. Texas, unsurprisingly, came in at ...
The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...
A lot has been said about Illinois football's returning starters in 2025 — and deservedly so. Here are 7 new starters who ...
The stage is set for Penn State, and now the question is whether the second-ranked Nittany Lions will capitalize.
Bielema talked of grand possibilities when he was hired, and he’s getting closer to delivering. The Illini won eight games in ...
To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...
Bret Bielema and Illinois football are ranked No. 12 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, which was released Monday. The ...
The numbers of preseason Top 25 teams to finish unranked are trending up each year as college football becomes more ...
Illinois football enters the 2025 season with high expectations under fifth-year coach Bret Bielema. Will the bowl-winning ...
Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...