The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...

Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...

The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

Bret Bielema’s Illini football team will kick off the 2025 season in 24 days. CHAMPAIGN — Based on ballyhooed player ...

After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

If the poll is any indication, Bret Bielema's peers think much more highly of the Illini this season than a number of experts ...

The 2025 College Football season is 16 days away from kickoff, and there are several intriguing matchups this season that will make or break the race for the 12 ...

The 2025 college football season is nearly upon us, and as fall camps ramp up across the country it's time to settle in on ...

One of Illinois’s returning linemen will be limited during the first week of preseason camp. Bret Bielema shared with the ...