Illinois Football

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

The University of Illinois’ home football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes has been postponed after a series of positive COVID-19 test results within the Ohio State program. The school made the official announcement Friday night, cancelling the Saturday morning game between the two schools that was set to be played at Champaign’s Memorial Stadium. The announcement came after...

No. 3 Ohio State’s game at Illinois on Saturday has been canceled because the Buckeyes have had a spike of COVID-19 cases this week

Brandon Peters threw for one touchdown and ran for another in his first game in nearly a month, Illinois had two rushers go over 100 yards, and the Illini beat turnover-plagued Nebraska 41-23 for their second straight win

Aiden O’Connell passed for two touchdowns and Purdue hung on to beat a COVID-19-decimated Illinois team that was down to its fourth-string quarterback, 31-24, on Saturday in a game marred by player absences and moments of utter confusion. Sophomore Coran Taylor found himself at the Illini helm on his team’s second possession, following what appeared to be an ankle...

University of Illinois starting quarterback Brandon Peters was one of two players to test positive for coronavirus, the team announced Saturday. Peters, a senior who threw for 87 yards and rushed for 75 more in Illinois’ loss to Wisconsin last week, will now have to sit out for 21 days, per the Big Ten’s coronavirus protocols, after testing positive for…

The Big Ten has officially announced its schedule for the 2020 football season, with things kicking off on Oct. 24 as the conference goes through an abbreviated nine-game season. The conference announced its schedule for all 14 of its teams on Saturday morning, with all clubs playing a conference-only schedule and wrapping things up with a newly-created “Champions Week,” pitting…