The Illinois football team is back in the AP Top 25. The Illini cracked the rankings after a two-week absence on Sunday with Bret Bielema's team at No. 24 following a 38-16 home victory against ...

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Another week. Another unchanged Top 10 on my AP Top 25 women's basketball ballot. But after that? Some tough early-season calls. Like what to do with a pair of two-loss teams in North Carolina State ...

Coach Bret Bielema and coordinators Barry Lunney Jr. and Aaron Henry were available Monday afternoon before Saturday’s ...

More power programs are scheduling home-and-home series against each other as conference realignment has made scheduling ...

Tommy DeVito, a former starting quarterback at Illinois, was elevated from backup to the Giants' new starter by coach Brian Daboll. The demotion of Jones to the team's No. 3 quarterback role also ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema shared some encouraging words about his former quarterback, Tommy DeVito. News ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Alabama faces No. 25 Illinois in Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama went 25-12 overall with a 12-6 record in non-conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Crimson Tide averaged 15.7 ...

If the Illini beat Rutgers and Northwestern the next two weekends, to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando they'll likely go ...

Throughout the years, the New York Giants have tapped into the Illinois football pipeline at key positions. Just off the top ...

Michigan State has tightened up their rush defense, allowing just 1.98 yards after contact (10th) with a 38.5% rushing success rate (32nd). Unfortunately, the Spartans’ pass defense ranks 107th in EPA ...

Sophomore defensive back Mac Resetich, a Hall graduate, led Illinois with seven tackles, including five solos, in Saturday’s ...