Bielema sees that there were issues in the Illini defense. He isn't just burying his head. Beyond this quote, he also mentions that from game one to game two is when defenses make the biggest jump. We ...

Behind an 18-yard touchdown pass from Katin Houser and a 51-yard burst from Ca'Lil Valentine, Illinois jumped out to a 14-3 lead after one quarter against UAB.

The Illini got dinged on D by the Blazers – and Bielema claims it came down to a decision he made ...

Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in his Illinois debut as the Illini defeated UAB 42-23 on ...

Silverfield has embraced Arkansas football's culture and dipped his hand into everything from cultivating donors to game-day ...

On their last free weekend before the 2026 season starts, how does Bret Bielema hope his Illinois football players will spend ...

Twenty years and two days after his first season opener as a head coach, Bret Bielema remembers that first game like it just ...

Dudek was a guest of ‘The News-Gazette Sports Page,’ radio show on WDWS 1400-AM and 93.9-FM on Monday. Now 31, Dudek is ...

Only a small percentage of college football players go on to make NFL rosters, so for those who do, it is a big deal, and Illinois head coach ...

CHAMPAIGN — Big plays dominated Thursday night for Illinois football en route to a 42-23 win against UAB. A night that ...

It is all fun and games until one Illinois head coach can't get a player over to the United States in a timely manner.

Time for Ryan Day once more to have his day. 2. Oregon (0-0) Feels like Dante Moore has been gone from UCLA for 20 years. 3.