CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The Fighting Illini finished strong at number 16 in the Final AP Top 25 released Tuesday. The win ...

Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team. He was appointed as the 26th head coach in December 2020. In his first year, the team achieved a 5-7 record in 2021 ...

Illinois football isn't immune to movement in the transfer portal. Since the portal opened in early December, more than a dozen Illini jumped in — and the program also added a few names.

Donovan Leary joined the Illinois Fighting Illini as a three-star prospect in ... State Spartans as a three-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class. He appeared in 16 games during his tenure ...

Illinois football has a chance to wrap up one of the best seasons in its history on Tuesday. The No. 21 Fighting Illini (9-3) take on No. 14 South Carolina (9-3) in the Citrus Bowl at 2 p.m. CT ...

Illinois track and field opened up the season at the UI Armory, hosting two other programs for the Fighting Illini Open.

University of Illinois football fans at Joe’s on Weed Street celebrate a defensive play as the Fighting Illini battle the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. House Rep. Nikki Budzinski both praised the Illinois Fighting Illini football team for winning the 2024 Citrus Bowl on Tuesday. Illinois defeated South ...

It all comes down to this for South Carolina football. The No. 14 Gamecocks ... If they defeat the No. 21 Fighting Illini (9-3) they will become the fifth team in South Carolina history to ...

Illinois Fighting Illini football head coach Bret Bielema got covered in Cheez-Its after the Illini defeated South Carolina in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Illinois beat South Carolina 21-17.