Illinois flipped Pearland (Texas) three-star edge rusher Jaylen Stewart from Oklahoma City on Sunday. Stewart is the 19th ...

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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 ...

It's a two-hour, 45-minute drive from Nick Hankins' high school, Belleville West, to the Illinois campus. The three-star cornerback visited with Bret Bielema's program on Wednesday, joining his ...

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 ...

Petersen is the first hire for new Illinois coach Bret Bielema. Petersen comes to Illinois after one year as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Appalachian State. The Mountaineers had ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the junior ...

On Wednesday, the Illini offered Don Bosco Prep's JT Geraci, who would be the third brother in his family to play college football ...

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

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.

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

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