Three-star running back Nelsyn Wheeler committed to Illinois football's 2026 class. Wheeler, from Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, chose Illinois over several other schools.

Three-star running back Nelsyn Wheeler committed to Illinois football's 2026 class. Wheeler, from Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, chose Illinois over several other schools.

Illinois football had a turnaround season under fourth-year coach Bret Bielema, winning 10 games for the first time in two-plus decades, including a victory in the Citrus Bowl.. At least one coach ...

Illinois went 5-7 in Altmyer’s first season in 2023, but in 2024, they underwent a massive turnaround and finished 10-3, one of the biggest turnarounds in college football last season.

Illinois’ lone regular-season appearance on ABC/ESPN this season comes in the second-week trip to Duke. If it gets a second game on ESPN, it could come as part of the College Football Playoff.

Step by step, Illinois football is making the sort of recruiting inroads that should allow seasons like last year's 10-win campaign to become the rule rather than the every-25-years exception.

Illinois Football Beats Out Wisconsin for Coveted Three-Star Defensive Lineman. King Liggins, from Brother Rice (Chicago), on Wednesday announced his commitment to the Illini over the Badgers.

You'll have to forgive Illinois football fans for wincing when the words "playoff contender" or "this year's Indiana" are tossed about as liberally as they have been this offseason.Not because the ...

Wisconsin has six verbal commitments for its 2026 class, with three-star cornerback Carsen Eloms as the lone defensive back as of May 6. The Badgers staff under coach Luke Fickell has continued to ...

The Wisconsin Badgers football staff is hitting the road in two crucial recruiting areas Thursday and Friday. Wisconsin coaches will target Illinois and then Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday, a ...

Josh Holst to Valparaiso transfer Gary Givens 🔥 As it stands today, the NIU QB room sits here: 1. Josh Holst 2. Jalen Macon 3. Brady Davidson Hammock expanded on the room after practice today.

Wisconsin football further bolstered its quarterback room on Wednesday, landing a commitment from Southern Illinois transfer Hunter Simmons. Simmons entered the portal as a graduate transfer last ...