The Illinois football program continues to build for the future by extending an offer to this highly-touted three-star ...

Two decades ago, Bret Bielema wasn't coaching the Illinois Fighting Illini. In fact, he was the head coach of another Big Ten team, the Wisconsin Badgers. While he was there, he had the honor of ...

Illinois football has some big-time recruits committed for 2027, and we added to the famILLy on Wednesday afternoon.

Illinois is nearly in the basement of the Big Ten 2027 recruiting rankings.

CHAMPAIGN — More than two decades ago, Bret Bielema offered a preferred walk-on spot to an overlooked Byron safety in the Big Ten, and that worked out pretty well. On Sunday, Bielema landed a ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema is more than aware of the shifting recruiting plates beneath his feet, and he and his staff have been on the road trying to position themselves well within the shift. Illinois ...

How do you quantify coaching? The simple answer is, of course, winning. But does that make Penn State's Joe Paterno (409 career wins) the GOAT? Is Iowa's Kirk Ferentz – the winningest active Division ...

Historically, Illinois football hasn't been a recruiting powerhouse, but there are some big wins that have turned out to be ...

Early signing day used to be a fairly quiet date on the college football calendar – a formality more than a celebratory moment. But given the haul Illinois pulled on the first day of the early signing ...