"As a JUCO kid, I'd been recruited, but I had never seen a head coach come down to Fort Dodge, Iowa, to talk to me," Kante ...

The Fighting Illini added to their already-touted 2026 recruiting class by landing a four-star safety from Texas.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer remains bitter about how his team's season concluded. After finishing 9-3 with a six-game ...

The latest one, however, might be the funniest one yet. Monday, On3 released its way-too-early College Football Playoff ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...

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Illinois has welcomed nearly a dozen collegiate transfers to the football program, looking to build upon the Illini’s ...

Bielema came in at No. 18, four spots below Kansas coach Lance Leipold, whom Illinois and Bielema defeated in an early-season matchup last September. This arrangement wasn't the only puzzling ...

After finishing the 2024 season with a 10-3 record and a tense win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl, the Illinois Fighting Illini are expected to compete for a College Football Playoff spot in 2 ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...