All seemed right when taking a 10,000-foot view of Illinois football's 2026 recruiting class. However, Saturday night saw a ...

Though he is likely to have only one player selected in this year's NFL draft — receiver Pat Bryant — there are plenty of reasons for Illinois coach Bret Bielema to pay attention to the Green Bay ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has seen a lot of movement over the years across multiple programs, transfer portal or ...

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As Bender puts it, it's a "prove it" season for Altmyer as much as it is Bielema. Beating Ohio State and USC puts the Illini ...

For months, we were told Illinois would have four quality running backs who would split carries in 2025.Citrus Bowl MVP Josh ...

It has to be tough to get a player from the state of Florida to come join the Illinois Fighting Illini, but that's exactly ...

Illinois football lost a pivotal member of its 2026 recruiting class. Here's who the Fighting Illini lost to the SEC.

Singleton was the highest-ranked prep recruit of the Bret Bielema era, ranked the No. 57 overall prospect in the Class of ...

In a major recruiting victory for Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, four-star linebacker Tony Williams out of Jacksonville (Fla.) Raines announced his commitment to the Fighting Illini on Monday ...

With Illinois returning much of its production from last season, On3's Ari Wasserman predicts that the Illini will take another leap, projecting them to make the 2025 College Football Playoff. (It is ...

Fair to say Illinois football recruiting is having a good spring. The program picked up two more commitments on Monday, bringing the total for the Class of 2026 to 13 ...