If the projections hold, Illinois could play a perennial College Football Playoff juggernaut in the opening round next year.

The Illinois football team now has added a transfer from all three phases of the game. The Illini signed former Purdue punter Keelan Crimmins out of the transfer portal on Thursday, adding their ...

The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will square off for the second time in three years when Super Bowl 59 kicks off Feb. 9. At least one player born in Illinois figures to see playing ...

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

Lovie Smith was with the Los Angeles Rams back when they were known as the St. Louis Rams. A lot has changed since then as Smith has had some head coaching jobs and has bounced around the coaching ...

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 ...

Bringing his ballhawking style to the NFL, the former Illinois safety helped lead Detroit to an NFC North title ...

The Illini still led by 23 points with five minutes left in the game, but sloppy, unfocused play in the final minutes allowed Northwestern to cut that deficit. Illinois put five players into ...

Initially recruited by Lovie Smith in 2017, Joseph needed a few seasons ... Joseph is one of several ex-Illini to have successfully transitioned to the NFL, including Nate Hobbs Jr., Sydney ...

Smith is known as one of the pioneers of sector-focused private equity investment. At year-end 2024, Smith oversaw total assets under management (AUM) of more than $100 billion in private equity ...

DeVonta Smith now stands alone in Philadelphia Eagles history. Amid Sunday's divisional round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, the veteran wide receiver set the record for the most playoff ...

The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues this afternoon as the Fighting Illini (5-2, 13-4) travel to East Lansing to take on the Spartans (6-0, 15-2). Illinois blew out Indiana at Assembly ...