Illinois football coach Bret Bielema is going backward. Looking younger. Feeling so much better. Bielema, 55, told the ...

The Fighting Illini head coach has not held back on what he thinks about the rival conference before ahead of an exciting ...

Bret Bielema talked to reporters about a variety of topics on Tuesday at Illini Night at Wrigley Field. Bielema and Illinois ...

The Cubs hosted the Illinois football team at Wrigley Field for Illini Night on Tuesday. It’s just one way the Champaign ...

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Nick Hankins and his family on a visit to Illinois earlier this month. The four-star defensive back out of Belleville West ...

If Illinois lands both Mack Sutter and JC Anderson, my friend joked Bret Bielema needs a statue built immediately.Illinois is ...

Speaking Tuesday before Illini Night at Wrigley Field, Illinois coach Bret Bielema told reporters he'd like to see the College Football Playoff expand to 16 teams in 2026, but only if all the major ...

Sullivan has 17 total scholarship offers, including five out of the Big Ten (Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers, Wisconsin and ...

With the addition of the 12-team College Football Playoff, it seems as if non-Playoff bowl games have lost a bit of luster.

CHICAGO -- Illinois coach Bret Bielema wants to see the College Football Playoff expand to 16 teams in 2026, but only if all the major conferences, including the SEC, play nine league games per ...

The Illini are putting together their best recruiting class in decades, and working to ensure the program remains nationally relevant for years to come ...