"Illinois football is serving meals. The main course is Smash Mouth and the side dishes are In Your Face and You’re Welcome.

However, Illinois football under head coach Bret Bielema has turned a corner. Once seen as a traditional candidate for ...

Illinois safety Matthew Bailey, middle, and the rest of the Illini football team celebrate in their locker room after beating ...

Josh McCray rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 7:29 left, to lead No. 20 Illinois to ...

Fiesta Bowl - Quarterfinal at Glendale, Ariz.: Boise St. (12-2) vs. Penn St. (13-2), 7:30 p.m. Peach Bowl - Quarterfinal at Atlanta: Arizona St. (11-3) vs. Texas (13-2), 1 p.m.

Considering the Big Ten finish expected of Illinois in the preseason (No. 14 out of 18 teams), a 10-win season culminating in ...

ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.: Michigan (8-5) vs. No. 11 Alabama (9-4), Noon Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.: No. 21 Illinois (10-3) vs. No. 14 South Carolina (9-4), 3 p.m.

Illinois had a historic 2024 college football season, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. Every story about coach ...

Issac Bailey gets the emotions of athletic competition but writes that Beamer didn’t come across as a man who had just led ...

Somewhere in the fight-filled, money-chasing hustle that the college bowl season has become, a national champion will emerge.

Orlando arts scene wins and losses: ArtSpace, DeSantis, Snap! Orlando and a new crop of women in charge ...

Four players will represent the black and gold as kicker Chris Boswell, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive tackle Cameron ...