Can Illinois upset the defending national champions for the second straight season? Its fanbase is beginning to think so.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema celebrates after his team beat South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. What that victory meant to the ...

Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, ...

Much has been made already of the flare-up in the Cheez-It Bowl between South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach ...

Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun ...

Quan Martin got props from his hold Illinois coach Bret Bielema during the Commanders-Lions NFL Divisional Round game.

Illinois has added to its family with a 2026 commitment. Omaha (Neb.) Millard South offensive lineman Landen Von Seggern ...

One of the biggest sells is the success of former Fighting Illini standout Devin Witherspoon, who now plays cornerback for ...

With the season now concluded, we look ahead to who could be sleeper teams in the 2026 College Football Playoff, like Oklahoma and Syracuse.

Here's the 2025 ESPN Way-Too-Early Top 25: Key losses: RB TreVeyon Henderson, WR Emeka Egbuka, QB Will Howard, G Donovan ...

The Illinois football team will have a target on our backs come the 2025 campaign. With the success of the football field ...

There are no crowns for paper champions, but it's never too early for a college football lookahead to the 2025 season coming out an exciting finish in the first year of the expanded College Football ...