Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini are building one of the nation's best classes with its 2026 recruits. Here is a running ...

Bielema didn’t stop there. He went on to call out people who like to “pop off.” He didn’t mention anyone by name, but SEC ...

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Bielema confirmed he called Beamer and said he got caught up in the moment. That’s also why he said it was not pre-planned or ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Here is the full transcript of what the ...

Bob Asmussen | Getting ahead of the curve with a still-too-early preseason ballot Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter ...

Vanderbilt’s 2024 matchup against South Carolina was one to forget. Can Vanderbilt avenge last season’s loss in Columbia this year?

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

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

It was a big weekend for the Illinois football program, as we tried to secure some of the top talent from around the country. The class of 2026 is building into ...

The championship ring has filled with nods to the turnaround football season, according to photos posted to social media by ...

Illinois has a whopper of a football team, good enough to be in the mix for a Big Ten Championship spot and, maybe, a trip to ...