After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

If the poll is any indication, Bret Bielema's peers think much more highly of the Illini this season than a number of experts ...

Expectations are high for Illinois football, which is reflected in its place among the first coaches rankings for 2025.

Here is the Illinois Fighting Illini football schedule for the 2025 season, including known game times and TV channels.

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

The Journal Star took a spin around the Internet to collect early expert predictions for the Illinois Fighting Illini football season in 2025.

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Illinois is ranked in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll for the first time since 2008. The Fighting Illini check in at No.

The Illini D had some brilliant moments last year, but can the unit take a big step toward consistent excellence in 2025?

There are 32 teams given at least a 10 percent chance of making the College Football Playoff. Is Illinois one of them?

Illinois enters its bye week 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten West. The Fighting Illini are tied with Purdue atop the division standings and are in the AP Top 25 (No. 18) for the first time ...