East St. Louis (Ill.) made its way back to the top of the Illinois 6A high school football mountain last season, winning 13 ...

Hawthorne rejoined the Illinois staff earlier this month after three seasons as cornerbacks coach at Southern Illinois, where ...

Who drafted Luther Burden III? The Chicago Bears picked the Missouri football standout in the second round of the 2025 NFL ...

The East St. Louis (Ill.) native was a two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention selection at Illinois before getting drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. After his NFL career, Hawthorne coached at ...

Missouri wide receiver and former East St. Louis player expected to go in Round 1 and as a result had to clear his head with a late-night workout.

The NFL Draft kicked off tonight and Luther Burden III was considered a possible first round choice given his grit and playmaking abilities.

Former Illini star defensive back Hawthorne jumps at chance to rejoin Bielema in C-U: 'I knew what we are on track to be ...

Burden declared for the NFL Draft after a stellar three-year ... standout wide receiver to hear his name called was former East St. Louis standout Dominic Lovett, who was taken by the Detroit ...