The Illinois football team will have a target on our backs come the 2025 campaign. With the success of the football field comes expectations. The Illini is comi

Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves.

In the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between South Carolina and Illinois, Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer felt pretty good about where his team sat at halftime. The game was well under control at the time, and though there had been some iffy red-zone work, there was nothing to suggest panic was in order.

Shane Beamer and South Carolina football added one of the best running backs in the transfer portal on Tuesday.

The Gamecocks also had some impressive wins over No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 23 Missouri and No. 21 Clemson, but ended the season on a sour note, losing to the Illinois Fighting Illini 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

South Carolina projected as No. 1 seed ESPN's Charlie Creme's latest projections have the Gamecocks as a No. 1 seed, hosting in Columbia. Creme has Creighton (No. 8), Oregon (No. 9), and Eastern Illinois (No. 16) in their bracket. South Carolina would play ...

Illinois will have to prove the doubters wrong again next season after coach Bret Bielema improved his previous year's win total by five games this season, resulting in a bowl victory.

However, the ending was painful for South Carolina football. Illinois beat South Carolina 21-17 on Tuesday in the Citrus Bowl. LaNorris Sellers' pass was too low for a wide open Josh Simon on ...

Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set

Danforth has made it evident this season that he's outgrowing that shadow. In December, he broke Auburn's all-time scoring record in a single game with 44 points against Freeport. Then, he set the tournament record for most points scored in the history of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic, scoring 107 points over 4 games.

It's already time to already start thinking about the 2025 college football season with our way-too-early top 25

Here we have our way-too-early 2025 college football rankings. These rankings can and likely will change by time I map out my preseason Associated Press top 25 ballot in August. But for now, here’s my initial crack at a top 25 for the 2025 season.