Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice were two of the top three picks in the 1996 NFL Draft after stellar careers at Illinois.

Purdue picked up a big recruiting win this week, flipping three-star edge rusher Max Carmicle from Northern Illinois. He has ...

Dunlap (Ill.) four-star tight end Mack Sutter is down to four schools as the highly-touted Ole Miss targets inches closer to ...

The big tight end is the 17th member of the Illini's Class of 2026, which includes a heavy in-state influence.

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Linebacker Deondre Hill from Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) is going to be a sophomore this fall, yet he already ...

On Wednesday, the Illini offered Don Bosco Prep's JT Geraci, who would be the third brother in his family to play college football ...

Mt. Zion tight end J.C. Anderson, who holds an Illini football offer, played a major role in the Braves’ reaching the Class ...

Farrell originally committed to North Carolina but switched to Illinois. The Fighting Illini coaches stuck with him ...

Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer revealed why he decided to return to Illinois instead of transferring to an ...

Illinois football had a turnaround season under fourth-year coach Bret Bielema, winning 10 games for the first time in two-plus decades, including a victory in the Citrus Bowl. At least one ...

Three-star running back Nelsyn Wheeler committed to Illinois football's 2026 class. Wheeler, from Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, chose Illinois over several other schools.