Illinois Football

Malik Elzy got countless scholarship offers at big-time football powerhouses due to his incredible play as a wide receiver at Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy, and he’s decided he’s going to stay close to home, opting to play at the University of Illinois.

There were certainly hopes that the Illinois Fighting Illini could show some progress under head coach Bret Bielema’s regime during the 2022 football season, but few expected the team to show such dramatic strides as they finished the campaign with eight victories. Here’s how their season unfolded.

Illinois football’s Bret Bielema and Josh Whitman release statements on the passing of Mississippi State head football coach, Mike Leach.

The Illinois Fighting Illini will hope to win their first bowl game in more than a decade when they head to Florida for a January showdown against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Becoming bowl-eligible is a stepping stone in the evolution of a college football program, and the University of Illinois will be in a bowl game for just the second time in the last eight years. The question….where will they play?

Illinois’ stellar run came to an abrupt halt on Saturday when they lost to the Michigan State Spartans in Champaign, but they are still ranked in the top-25 poll.

The Illinois Fighting Illini have raced out to a 7-1 record this season, and as a reward they have been ranked in the College Football Playoff for the first time ever.

Chase Brown rushed for 149 yards and scored on consecutive series in the second quarter, helping No. 17 Illinois to a 26-9 victory over Nebraska. The Illini beat the Cornhuskers for the third year in a row. They won a sixth straight game for the first time since 2011 and secured their first winning regular-season record since 2007. Nebraska lost...

It has been an eventful stretch for Chase Brown.

The Illinois Fighting Illini made a significant statement in their Saturday victory over Minnesota in Champaign, and Associated Press voters rewarded them with their highest ranking in more than a decade.

Wyoming (0-0) at Illinois (0-0), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (BTN) LINE: Illinois by 10.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. SERIES RECORD: First meeting. LAST YEAR: Wyoming capped off a 7-6 season with a win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, while Illinois went 5-7 in Bret Bielema’s debut season in Champaign. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Bret Bielema announced Syracuse transfer Tommy...

Despite some pushing from multiple angles, including from head coach Bret Bielema, the Illinois Fighting Illini will reportedly be staying home on New Year’s Eve, with Rutgers heading to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida.

After Texas A&M was forced to drop out of their scheduled bowl game later this month, University of Illinois head coach Bret Bielema hinted that the Illini may be interested in replacing the Aggies in the game.

Brandon Peters threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and Illinois rolled over Big Ten rival Northwestern 47-14 on Saturday.

The Fighting Illini currently sit at 4-6 and fifth place in the Big Ten West.

The Illinois defense delivered six sacks and two interceptions of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan on the way to a 14-6 victory

The Nebraska-Illinois game in Champaign has major implications for both programs even though both have mostly finished at or near the bottom of the Big Ten West in recent years

Former University of Illinois football player Bobby Roundtree has died, the school’s athletic department said Friday. He was 23.

The University of Illinois has hired former Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema as its next head football coach, the school announced early Saturday. Bielema, currently an assistant coach with the New York Giants, will take over the program after the school announced that it was parting ways with former head coach Lovie Smith earlier this month. He inked a six-year…

Cam Porter ran for a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 15 Northwestern tuned up for the Big Ten championship game by beating Illinois 28-10