Illinois football coach Bret Bielema provided an update on his program’s offseason on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Center ...

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus ...

Here's the 2025 ESPN Way-Too-Early Top 25: 2024 record: 14-2, 7-2 Big Ten Key returning players: WR Jeremiah Smith, WR Carnell Tate, S Caleb Downs Key losses: RB TreVeyon Henderson, WR Emeka Egbuka, ...

Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan are also garnering preseason consideration ... including quarterback Luke Altmyer, linebacker ...

Illinois will have to prove the doubters wrong again next season after coach Bret Bielema improved his previous year's win ...

"Outside linebacker Gabe Jacas the latest notable Illinois player to announce his return for 2025," Rittenberg posted to his X account. "Jacas was third-team All-Big Ten and very noticeable with ...

The latest example came from ESPN's Adam Rittenberg after he tweeted about outside linebacker Gabe Jacas returning to Champaign. He slightly criticized where Illinois could be ranked in the ...

Jan. 6—CHAMPAIGN — The number of starters returning for the Illinois football team in 2025 continues to increase. Gabe Jacas is the latest one. The outside linebacker, who led the Illini with ...

Luke Altmyer completed 13 of 22 passes for 174 yards with one score and one interception, while Gabe Jacas racked up three tackles for loss as Illinois (10-3) earned its first 10-win season since ...