Former Northern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton knew that once Illinois was on his transfer portal radar, he wouldn't ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema took to social media again after his team was not included in next year's way-too-early playoff ...

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Philadelphia Eagles safety Sydney Brown is headed to his first Super Bowl after they won the NFC Championship game against ...

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.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff have continued to build out the program's 2026 recruiting class, adding 6-foot-4, ...

University of Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema took a shot at former University of Michigan and current Los Angeles ...

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At Nevada, Keanu worked with receivers as well as quarterbacks on Jeff Choate's staff. Before joining the Nevada staff, Keanu ...

The Fighting Illini coach didn't call out the recruit by name, but Bielema watched Dunlap's Mack Sutter play basketball Saturday afternoon.

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

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh just finished his first season back in the NFL after coaching the Michigan Wolverines from 2015-2023. Harbaugh left Mich ...