Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice were two of the top three picks in the 1996 NFL Draft after stellar careers at Illinois.

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The championship ring is filled with nods to the turnaround football season, according to photos posted to social media by an Illini assistant.

Catch the latest on University of Illinois news, sports ... picked the Gamecocks over the Crimson Tide for the SEC spot in the Citrus Bowl, which shocked many in the college football world. Alabama ...

the Liberty Bowl and the Duke's Mayo Bowl — will be the final three non-playoff bowl games of the season. The College ...

That season, Illinois went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, but with that game serving as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal ... losing the Liberty Bowl in 1982 against the Crimson Tide.