Ryan Walters worked as defensive coordinator under Bret Bielema before taking over Purdue's football program. Walters went 5-19 in two seasons.

First-year head coach Matt Entz said practice was so efficient, it finished ahead of schedule. “That’s the first time since I ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema credits Bill Belichick with a lot of his growth in the profession. Bielema had plenty of success at Wisconsin, and he learned some hard lessons at Arkansas ...

Public Safety Crop dusting plane crashes in northern Illinois, pilot killed The FAA says a Cessna 188 crashed near Ogle County Airport Tuesday morning. The NTSB is investigating.

After finishing 10-3 last season, Illinois will bring a higher profile into this Big Ten season.

Since then, the Mountain West added UTEP, Northern Illinois (football only) and Grand Canyon (non-football).

Northern Illinois defense preview The Huskies finished fourth in overall defense by holding opponents to 284.6 yards per game and 14th in scoring defense at 18.54 points.

Where the 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team is picked to finish in the Big 10 by the USA TODAY Sports Network media.

The American Athletic Conference announced a rebrand Monday that sees the conference drop "Athletic" from its official name.

While widespread severe weather isn’t expected, parts of northern and central Illinois could potentially see funnel clouds, landspouts or even tornadoes.

Batavia's Quinn Urwiler, who transferred in from North Dakota, sees redshirt season start to pay off for Northern Illinois.

An ESPN analyst said — with a straight face on live television — that Illinois will definitely make the College Football Playoff this season. I know we’ve been talking about it being a real ...