It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

Illinois finished No. 16 in the final AP College Football Poll, shedding light on the improvements made under coach Bielema ...

Carmel Catholic quarterback Trae Taylor has carved out a path as one of the top young signal-callers on the prep scene.

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Northern Illinois, and Northwestern) play FBS football. Weaver points to the knock-on effects of increasing the competitiveness of in-state school as something that has the potential to dwarf ...

When Bielema took over at Arkansas, he accepted the job knowing there was a mess to clean up in the wake of Bobby Petrino’s ...

Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini are building one of the nation's best classes with its 2026 recruits. Here is a running ...

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

Bowick, a Ball State transfer, already has familiarity with one member of the Illini staff – his former coach Mike Neu ...

Illinois football has had an impressive run when it comes to recruiting, and some of the targets aren’t in the immediate ...