Joe Kim has spent 30 years in the NFL, with 11 teams. He won a Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2019. Football icon Nick Saban calls Kim the 'pass-rush guru' Illinois football has dipped into the ...

Illinois football has dipped into the NFL to bolster its coaching staff. Joe Kim, who has over 30 years of NFL coaching experience, has been named the newest Fighting Illini football skill ...

2024 Record: 4-8 (3-5 Big South-OVC) Head Coach: Joe Davis (2nd Season, 4-8) Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2017 Western Illinois' 2025 football schedule features two FBS matchups against Illinois ...

The Illinois football program added its latest building block Tuesday morning by snagging another in-state prospect in three-star offensive tackle Casey Thomann. Started today with our #famILLy in ...

The Illinois football team added former NFL running back James White to its coaching staff as assistant running backs coach, the school announced Thursday. White, 33, played eight seasons in the ...

Co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Terrance Jamison won't have to explain the history of Illinois football to his new assistant line coach. Antonio James is a former Illini ...

Detroit Mercy and Oakland are getting some company. Northern Illinois, a longtime member of the Mid-American Conference, is joining the Horizon League for most of its sports offerings starting ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Northern Illinois football left the Mid-American Conference for the Mountain West in January, many wondered what would happen to the rest of the school’s athletic programs. That question ...

Illinois basketball finished as one of the hottest teams in the homestretch of the Big Ten Conference season, winning its final three games ahead of the Big Ten Tournament this week. Coach Brad ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...