During the last couple minutes of Saturday's win against Rutgers, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was on the verge of ...

No. 22 Illinois still has some big goals to achieve. The Illini can match their highest win total in 17 years and move within ...

Illinois football pulled out a miracle win over Rutgers, and Bret Bielema had some fun with a fan who made a Matt Eberflus ...

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As crazy as the Illini (8-3) making a real push up the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday? Uh, no. Seven teams ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was available Monday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s regular season finale against Northwestern at ...

Will new coaches have time to cobble together a recruiting class? How will this impact the way schools approach the transfer ...

Trailing by one at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known ...

Meanwhile, it was a demoralizing loss for the Scarlet Knights, who dropped to 6-5 in their final home game of the regular ...

It was the second time his team reached the eight-win threshold in the Bret Bielema era. In 2022, Illinois had an 8-5 season and a trip to the ReliaQuest Bowl. To make things even more humorous ...

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano explained his decision to take a timeout late in his team's stunning last-second loss to Illinois.

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano cost his team a game Saturday, effectively by trying to ice the opposing kicker. The Scarlet ...