Illini football looks to build off a historic season with a large chunk of talent back for another season. The team opens ...

On March 8 — International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois. A crowd of coaches, families and high school flag football ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. Rockford won 32-0. Rockford ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Spring Football gets under way for Illinois on Wednesday. Crazy to think about right? The Citrus Bowl feels like it was just yesterday, Whenever a team has a long ...

When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois in December 2020, the Fighting Illini hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in nine years and had signed just three top-50 recruiting classes in the previous ...

If I was in charge of the Illinois football team — and it is a good thing I am not — the staff would be filled with former ...

Northern Illinois, and Northwestern) play FBS football. Weaver points to the knock-on effects of increasing the competitiveness of in-state school as something that has the potential to dwarf ...

"Antonio's experiences as a coordinator and former Illinois football player will bring tremendous value to our program," Bielema said. "He has a deep understanding of our university, the state of ...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs, including basketball, from the Mid-American Conference to the Horizon League in 2026. The move is pending a vote ...

Illinois football: Illini Class of 2026 commitment tracker: Illini class breaks into top 10 Feb. 18: Wisconsin 94, Illinois 75 — The Illini played without Morez Johnson Jr. (broken wrist ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, the Board of Trustees approved in a vote Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently ...

The 5-foot-7 Stewart committed to Illinois for both football and wrestling in January. He’s an all-state running back in one sport and a state champion in the other, and he also competes in track.