More so than ever, the playoff is the No. 1 topic in the sport. And for the first time in what feels like forever, the Illini ...

Illinois' returning starting quarterback received high praise from his head coach ahead of the Fighting Illini's 2025 season.

Illinois was one of the few 9-3 teams to miss the College Football Playoff this past season, but now it's faced with a new ...

He had a titanic run-in with South Carolina's Shane Beamer at last year's Citrus Bowl. He has needled back at fans dumping on ...

The Illinois football team captured its first Class of 2027 recruit on Monday, a four-star quarterback. Kamden Lopati, a highly-touted QB1 at Salt Lake City West High School, announced his commitment ...

Since Brett Bielema was named head coach of the Fighting Illini in 2021, the program has seen a renaissance on the field and ...

Especially given all the excitement leading up to this season, that assessment may come off as harsh. But it’s just a pre-explanation for this nugget: The Athletic, which recently released values of ...

Just as some Illinois football fans began wringing their hands over the Illini's slow slide from the top 10 in the 2026 ...

The Big Ten has consistently put Bret Bielema in the leadoff spot at media days the past few years. The Illinois coach has ...

This isn’t the first time Bielema has stirred the pot on social media, and it likely won’t be the last. His Illini team ...

Simply put, Bielema is willing to weigh in. A rarity in a profession that’s not short on people happy to give nothing. No ...

Illinois' Bret Bielema answers questions during the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.