Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Illinois has finally landed a Class of 2026 tight end – and it may not be the last.3-star Will Vala committed to Bret Bielema ...

Illinois football has a busy week coming up. Both at home and on the road. On Monday at Urbana's Atkins Golf Club, the Illini Quarterback Club is hosting the annual Bret Bielema Invitational golf ...

Donovan Catholic (N.J.) offensive lineman Kai Pritchard, left, is among the top targets for fifth-year Illinois coach Bret ...

As a junior last year at Grand Island (Nebraska), Wheeler rushed for 1,032 yards and seven touchdowns and had 10 receptions ...

One of the top football prospects in the state of Illinois stopped by Memorial Stadium and the Smith Center on Wednesday ... for the eighth or ninth time. If you follow recruiting, you know that ...

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

Having 18 teams means the Big Ten’s offseasons are bigger, too. This was a quiet year for coaching changes, as Purdue (Barry ...

With four West Coast schools lifting the Big Ten numbers to 18, it will become ever more difficult for programs like Illinois ...

The college football season is only 11 Saturdays away (including this weekend), which means it's time to begin the countdown ...

It is June, and you know what that means for Illinois football fans, right? Well, there are two things for most Illini fans.

Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt examined the pressure on USC coach Lincoln Riley for the 2025 season and there are questions. The questions are if this is going to actually work for Riley and the Trojans.