It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

With the season now in the rear-view mirror, fans and pundits are already looking ahead to 2025. On a recent episode of the ...

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to take in a Dunlap boys basketball game. The Illinois head coach was in attendance Saturday afternoon to see four-star prospect Mack Sutter and ...

Three area teams took top honors during Illinois Drill Team Association's state championship. Jacksonville High School's J'ettes and Winterguard and the Pittsfield High School dance team each brought ...

The UFL begins its 2025 season in March, a merger of the USFL and XFL. The eight teams include 13 who played high school or college in Illinois.

released his "Final JP Poll" featuring the top 25 college football ... what exactly? Whatever it was meant to be, Illinois – which ended the 2024 season ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll ...

One day and a few hours after the Illinois football program received a commitment from linebacker Cam Thomas, the Illini got one from three-star linebacker Kaedyn Cobbs. In a video posted to his X ...

Jacksonville State football is through the NCAA National Signing Day and about to kick off the spring portion of the college football calendar. It begs the question for whats next for new coach ...

Illinois football made a late addition to their defense Monday when Class of 2025 linebacker Jack Paris announced his commitment. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder from Oak Park Fenwick is a 3-star ...

See the full list of players from high schools in the Jacksonville area on rosters of college football teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in the 2024 season. All statistics are ...

Jones coached the Illini for 15 seasons after 21 years at SIU, compiling a career record of 1,240-752-6. He began his career at Division III MacMurray College in Jacksonville.