The Bruins host the Fighting Illini under the lights at the Rose Bowl in mid November.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois football will be kicking off its 2026 season earlier than expected after updated ...

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CHAMPAIGN — Before Bret Bielema took over at Illinois, the Fighting Illini football program had nine losing streaks of three games or more in five seasons. In four years since, Illinois has lost three ...

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After back-to-back bowl wins for the Illini football team, and a Final Four run for the men’s basketball team, head football ...

The 2026 NFL Draft is April 23-25 and several University of Illinois football players could soon begin their careers at the next level. At least one Fighting Illini player has been drafted in each of ...

Bret Bielema long has been a fan of teams in orange. Bielema, 56, grew up in Prophetstown, Ill., following the orange-clad University of Illinois Fighting Illini. He also began to cheer for the Denver ...

CHAMPAIGN — Brayden Trimble was a pretty critical grader of his mother's performance in Saturday's Illinois football Mom's Day practice at Memorial Stadium. The Illinois redshirt freshman wide ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema might have made some brand new enemies with his support of College Football Playoff ...