The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

Last season, the Illinois Fighting Illini sold out the stadium against Kansas for their first sellout since 2016. They ...

The intensity turned up a little bit for Illinois football as they had their first practice in pads Thursday night.

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

Just one consecutive winning season since 1990. That’s when Illinois went 7-6 in both 2010 and 2011.The program looks to break a decades-long struggle of incons ...

College football schedule metrics vastly differ this time of year with most relying on perception, last season's results or ...

The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

While the chase for the 12 playoff spots dominates the conversation these days, winning the conference championship remains ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

Illinois athletics announced Wednesday its first sellout game of the highly anticipated 2025 college football season.

Despite Illinois football being one game short of a bowl berth in 2023, Fox Sports' R.J. Young does not see Bret Bielema's team as a formidable contender in the new, 18-team Big Ten conference.

After one of the best seasons in program history, Illinois’ football team has received its best preseason ranking in decades.