We don't know exactly how much the Wisconsin Badgers spend on bringing in football players. But it's not hard to see that ...

Illinois has done a great job building out the class of 2026, and we are now one step closer to adding to the family. As of ...

The narrative around Illinois qualifying for the CFP may happen this year, but it may get treated the same as a fellow Big ...

Vegas sportsbooks see Nebraska as part of a vast middle class in the Big Ten, perched between the Huskers' history and recent ...

The San Francisco 49ers have made former Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy the seventh-highest paid quarterback in the NFL.

With a huge leap this past season that saw Illinois clinch its first 10-win year since 2001, coach Bret Bielema has begun ...

Bret Bielema's success has rightfully raised expectations for Illinois, but it shouldn't be CFP or bust for the Illini in ...

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The Illinois football team will now open the 2025 season one day earlier — Friday, Aug. 29 — against Western Illinois in ...

Illinois was one of only five schools with three or more players drafted during the first three rounds in both the 2023 and ...

Certain coaching regimes have certain states they like to recruit in, but for the Illinois football program, the map is wide ...

Head football coach Bret Bielema and Illinois have agreed to a six-year extension that will increase Bielema's salary to $7.7 ...