To be fair, Illini coach Brad Underwood and his staff appear to have done well for themselves in the transfer portal, and they arguably made a bigger splash on the international scene. But it ...

Illinois football had one player picked in the 2025 NFL Draft, the fifth consecutive season the Fighting Illini had at least one name called on draft weekend. Pat Bryant was selected in the third ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Monday night, Illini football hosted members of the Osaka University football team to watch practice and see the facilities. Bret Bielema has been friends with Atsushi ...

From his first assignment in 1974 to design Illinois’ football promotional poster, Davis’ work became very recognizable with Illini fans. Davis’ iconic Chief Illiniwek logo, created in 1980 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The fans were sent home happy on Homecoming. The Illini are 3-0 for the first time since 2011, as a second-half surge helped Illinois take down Central Michigan 30-9.

He and the Illini said there is no pressure on them as they've flown under the radar, while the Huskies will try to become the first team since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back national ...

The school did have a de facto mascot from 1926 until 2007 in Chief Illiniwek, a Native American symbol representing the Illinois Confederation of tribes, also known as the Illini. Chief Illiniwek ...

The Illini used to have a mascot named Chief Illiniwek from 1926 through its retirement in 2007. The mascot was portayed by a member of the student body. In 2005, the NCAA cited Chief Illiniwek as ...

Because of that document, I’m convinced that the Chief tradition lasted even longer than it did.” On Illini coaches’ support of the band: “At the very top of the list was Lou Tepper.

A recent column about the state’s flagship campus entering the football season without a mascot struck a nerve among members of Illini Nation. They want The Chief back, not that his return is in ...