Coach Bret Bielema's Illinois Fighting Illini finished fifth in the Big Ten last season with a 6-3 conference record, ...

It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

After Illinois’ best season under head coach Bret Bielema, fans will be excited to hear Joe Klatt’s bold prediction regarding ...

Trae Taylor is from Lake in the Hills, Illinois and one of the top quarterback recruits in the 2027 class.And he's ...

In its Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the upcoming football season, Max Olson at lists the top portal addition for each of the ranked teams. Illinois made the cut, checking in at No. 13, just behind Alabama ...

Jaxon Stuart's hands were shaking when he handed the letter he wrote to Terrence Shannon Jr. at Saturday's autograph session at GameDay Spirit in Champaign. The 11-year-old had put pen to paper to let ...

With that in mind, we asked our college football reporters to predict what will be the season-defining game for each team in ...

If we reverted to 1980, when there was no three-point arc, would Brad Underwood’s current team — 9-7 in the Big Ten — be a ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Kaedyn Cobbs already felt pretty good about Illinois, but then Illini head coach Bret Bielema visited him at ... 21-7 win over defending national champion Michigan won the 100-year anniversary ...

When Bielema took over at Arkansas, he accepted the job knowing there was a mess to clean up in the wake of Bobby Petrino’s ...