The Illinois Fighting Illini had a relatively successful season in 2024, going 10-3 overall and 6-3 in Big Ten games. They ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Football has landed the highest-rated recruit of the Bret Bielema era. 2026 Four-star defensive back Victor Singleton (Toledo, OH) has committed to the Illini.

Head coach Bret Bielema and his staff brought in another recruit, cornerback Victor Singleton, on Saturday evening.

Illinois football rarely beats out Michigan and Texas A&M for four-star talent. But the Illini delivered a massive win Saturday.

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Where Big Ten programs stand after the first wave of roster movement, led by Oregon and Penn State on the rise.

LaCrue was the last Wisconsin transfer to announce his destination. He drops down to the FCS level to play for an Eastern Illinois program that just saw multi-year starter Pierce Holley exhaust his ...

It has been a pretty good offseason for the Illinois football program, as the transfer portal hasn’t hit us too hard. Have there been some transfer portal depar ...

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.

The New York Giants are hiring Illinois coach Grant Morgan for a role on defensive coordinator Shane Bowen's staff.

Illinois football added another 2026 commit on Monday in the form of three-star defensive end Jacob Alexander.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].