Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com. With a stop in Muncie, Ind., in between. But wide ...

Monday, On3 released its way-too-early College Football Playoff pairings, wisely including the Illini alongside fellow Big ...

Just in case the Illinois football offseason hype train couldn't get any wilder, it did Monday when On3's Andy Staples ...

Illinois football continues its productive recruiting offseason. The Illini landed the highest-ranked prep recruit of the ...

The release of the NCAA’s findings on Michigan’s recruiting, sign-stealing, and advanced in-person scouting scandal has rocked the college football world. The N ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...

The Illinois football team now has added a transfer from all three phases of the game. The Illini signed ... In December, coach Bret Bielema told Illini Inquirer he was looking to add 10-12 ...

Things got a bit heated in the 2024 Citrus Bowl between South Carolina football and ... the third quarter after Illinois coach Bret Bielema appeared to taunt him after signaling to Beamer with a ...

Dawn Staley reacts to Shane Beamer's massive fight with Bret Bielema as Illinois upsets ... Bielema's gesture during the game. "In all my years of being around football, I've never seen an ...

Northern Iowa has a 4-9 record against teams above .500. Southern Illinois averages 59.3 points per game, 10.9 fewer points than the 70.2 Northern Iowa allows. Northern Iowa has shot at a 45.7% ...