Mascots play a role in firing up the crowds at college football games. That is true at Big Ten contests where fans love their ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini are certainly a team that has come out of the woodwork in recent years. Under the reign of Bret Bielema, they have gone from conference laughingstock to a potential ...

The Fighting Illini's 2024 season may have been one of their most successful in recent history. For the first time since 2011, the Illini were a 10-win program, going 6-3 within the conference. At the ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini remerged into college football’s national spotlight last season, compiling a 10-win record for the first time since 2001 with a win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

The USC Trojans face a huge road test in Week 5 of their schedule vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini. Bret Bielema's team has been pegged as 'the next Indiana.' Both teams could be undefeated ...

Feb 8, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini forward Will Riley (7) and guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) celebrate during the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers ...

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft was held Wednesday night in Brooklyn, NY with Duke freshman Cooper Flagg going number one overall to the Dallas Mavericks. Two Fighting Illini freshmen were also ...

Illinois basketball is looking to build for the future, and this sharpshooting recruit would help the program tremendously.

What would Bielema and the Illini do for an encore? On Thursday, they hit on another four-star recruit – Illinois' fourth from the 2026 graduating class – when defensive back Nick Hankins Jr ...