With Steinmetz's blessing, Cromer and Mark Waldrip, chairman of the UA Board of Trustees, set out to find a new head football coach. Their focus was on Gus Malzahn.

With Steinmetz's blessing, Cromer and Mark Waldrip, chairman of the UA Board of Trustees, set out to find a new head football coach. Their focus was on Gus Malzahn.

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. UCLA (Noon, Fox) Records: Penn ...

A lot of fans of the game have ignored the Illinois football team for a long time. If you didn’t love the Illini, there was ...

The Illinois football team is having a season to remember, which includes starting 4-1 with two wins over top 25 programs. Now ranked in the AP Top 25 for the t ...

Penn State's defensive pressure was a problem for the Illinois football team in the Illini's loss to the Nittany Lions.

Penn State's defensive pressure was a problem for the Illinois football team in the Illini's loss to the Nittany Lions.

In college football, if you wanna win a road trip, you gotta play clean.On Saturday, No.19 Illinoois just made too many ...

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Bret Bielema’s Illinois is already road-tested, 4-0 on the year after an overtime win at then-No. 22 Nebraska. Quarterback Luke Altmyer has thrown 10 touchdowns this season without an interception.

One game that stood out to McElroy was the Kentucky Wildcats' top-10 upset of Ole Miss. It has been a long time since Kentucky last beat Ole Miss in Oxford. To find that, you woul ...

If there is one thing Illinois head coach Bret Bielema respects, it is how Penn State makes use of tight end Tyler Warren. Bielema saw firsthand just how versatile and valuable Warren is to Penn State ...