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 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 ...

But the four-star Dunlap (Ill.) tight end's recruitment is winding down, and he has whittled down his list to four schools that earned official visits — Alabama, Illinois, Ole Miss and Ohio ...

Illini football builds more buzz during Chicago media tour: 'The tide's definitely turned in a good way' Bret Bielema and four Illini seniors made several media appearances to promote Illini Night ...