The Big Ten is expected to be right in the thick of things once again this year, with a handful of teams — Penn State, Ohio State, Oregon, and Illinois — widely regarded as top-10 teams entering the ...

Illinois finished 2024 with a bang to get to 10 wins, and with a team loaded with experience, it could earn its first Playoff ...

Oh, to be a college quarterback in 2025! Don't hold me to these "guesstimate" numbers but the first five big-school quarterback on the Illinois football schedule will likely be banking at least $11 ...

The first piece of what promises to be another rigorous non-conference schedule for Coach Brad Underwood's Fighting Illini is ...

Head coach Bret Bielema and Illinois impressed even their most prominent critics last year. They finished the regular season ...

Unfortunately for the Illini, though, they will have more to prove as CBS Sports' post-spring rankings have the Illini ranked ...

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Familiar teams lead our projection for the Big Ten Conference in 2025, with several under-the-radar programs set for breakout ...

Here's what we know about the Fighting Illini schedule for next season, which so far includes a couple big nonconference ...

While more than 100 days still remain before the 2025 college football season kicks off, it's never too early to predict how ...