QB Luke Altmyer. They're coming off a 10-win season. According to the experts, they're a preseason top-15 team.

Bemidji State defensive lineman Eli Coenen has committed to the Illinois Fighting Illini via the NCAA transfer portal to provide depth to the unit.

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Illinois football head coach Bret Bielema is here to stay – at least for the foreseeable future. On Tuesday, Bielema signed a six-year contract extension designed to keep him in Champaign ...

Believe it or not, but college football preview season is starting to heat up. Now that analysts have a feel for teams’ post-portal rosters, articles are being spun up daily, previewing every single ...

For Illinois' football fans, the interesting takeaway wasn't the Illini's ranking – Klaat places them at No. 10, which falls in roughly the same range as their spot on most spring rankings.

The Illinois football team will open its season Aug. 29 against Western Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Sports Editor The Illinois football team will open its season Aug. 29 against ...

Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman announced Tuesday that football coach Bielema and men's basketball coach Underwood have both agreed to new six-year contracts. Bielema's football tenure ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded ...

A Big Ten football coach has signed a contract extension. Bret Bielema and Illinois have agreed to a six-year extension. The new contract will run through 2031 and will increase Bielema's salary ...

Northern Illinois Football Preview 2025: Huskies Rebuild In Final MAC Season originally appeared on College Football News. Northern Illinois might be the most interesting Group of Five program to ...