Illinois football is about to finish up the most successful three-year run in my lifetime. Bret Bielema has done a great job ...

In a bitter-cold blizzard, before a half-full Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening in Champaign, the Illinois football team found a way to turn the clock all the way back to ... 2024. Against ...

Illinois football will need to hammer the transfer portal hard if they want to continue the success. The Illini returned 16 starters from the 2024 season, a num ...

The first thing is that the Illini will be playing in a bowl game. As an Illini fan, it is still hard to get used to that being a fact, but it is the new reality we live in. Illinois is a good program ...

Five years ago, a lot of Illinois football fans would have gladly accepted a seven-win season in Champaign. Times have changed. Even with a win over Northwestern (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) in its final ...

Illinois football stacked up recruiting wins even during the 2025 season. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini had a turnaround 2024, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. They retained an ...

For the third time in four seasons, the Illinois football team is going bowling. The Fighting Illini will play the Tennessee Volunteers in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tennessee, the ...