Bielema often outrecruited elite rivals in signing the UI’s 2026 football class, the most impressive in decades.

When Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer showed up with his head coach and a couple of teammates at the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days, he was wearing a T-shirt promoting Southeastern ...

With the start of the football season right around the corner what are your thoughts on the defense? A. Let’s start with the good and ...

Joel Klatt makes bold Illinois football CFP prediction ahead of 2025 season The Illinois football team has a favorable schedule in 2025, and Joel Klatt thinks that the team can make a run to the CFP.

A complete preview and prediction for the Illinois Fighting Illini in the 2025 college football season.

I've been writing for weeks that I think Illinois is capable of a run at the College Football Playoff in 2025.

The Illinois Fighting Illini are certainly a team that has come out of the woodwork in recent years. Under the reign of Bret Bielema, they have gone from conference laughingstock to a potential ...

Sep 28, 2024; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema stands on the field during a warmup prior to a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at ...