Former Northern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton knew that once Illinois was on his transfer portal radar, he wouldn't ...

Illinois football is losing a staff member to a team which it will play in 2025, according to multiple reports. Dre Brown, ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema took to social media again after his team was not included in next year's way-too-early playoff ...

Mike Neu, previously the head coach at Ball State, has been hired by coach Bret Bielema at Illinois to fill the position of ...

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely ...

Illinois added its sixth recruit from the Class of 2026 and its second from the state — this one from a Class 8A power.

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Central Illinois high school football is becoming a hot spot for top Division 1 college programs."It is cool because you ...

He did play a little with the Joliet Ravens youth football program as an eighth-grader. But Alexander didn’t really take the sport seriously until an encounter with Lincoln-Way East coach Rob Zvonar.

It was a big day for Illinois athletics. The basketball team snapped a cold streak, beating Northwestern.And the Illinois ...

Can't Wait For Saturday | According to the World Wide Leader, '24 Illini had plenty of memorable moments Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be ...

As the quarterback at Northern Illinois last fall, Hampton helped the Huskies pull off a stunning victory at then-No. 5 Notre Dame. Now, he’s going to suit up for Illinois in 20 ...