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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 ...

Illinois football has put together another solid recruiting class that is coming into the program. Coming into Monday, 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 ...

Coach Shane Beamer had to be held back late in the third quarter after Illinois coach Bret Bielema appeared to taunt him after signaling to Beamer with a substitution gesture used by game officials.

Dawn Staley reacts to Shane Beamer's massive fight with Bret Bielema as Illinois upsets South Carolina ... In their last game, Missouri trampled Jackson State 90-51 behind Grace Slaughter's ...

Many of the polls have Ohio State and Texas as the top two ... respectively. However, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took offense to Pate's rating since his Illini team was left out of the ...

Whatever it was meant to be, Illinois – which ended the 2024 season ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll – wasn't included. Bielema noticed and reached out via reply with his thoughts on the ...

Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting ...

Notre Dame and Ohio State ... Illinois rose to No. 16 after a dramatic bowl win against South Carolina. The game had its fair share of drama, particularly when Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema ...