One hundred years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game and zigzagged ...

By Mike Pearson, author of Illini Legends, Lists & Lore (Third Edition available online). Get more Illini birthdays, trivia ...

Michigan endured two losses and a pair of quarterback changes before its bye last week. Now, the Wolverines' schedule gets ...

Linebacker Dylan Rosiek sacked Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to lift No. 23 Illinois to a 50-49 Big ...

The Illini football trophy case currently sits empty. Bret Bielema is yet to possess the Cannon Trophy, and the Illini haven't beaten Purdue since 2019. Aside from the College Football Playoff ...

For a couple of decades, the Illini gridders called Rantoul home for two weeks of practices in August until they were moved ...

I don’t just mean the touchdown + point spread. I mean the long odds that cause generational consternation among the Illini ...

Around 450 people will swim, bike and run over 17 miles across the University’s campus Sunday at 8 a.m. for the annual Tri-the-Illini triathlon. There’s no cash prize — in fact, they’re all paying to ...

The Illini – y'know, in case you hadn't noticed – escaped by the skin of their teeth on Saturday afternoon in Champaign. Holding onto a 24-3 lead over Purdue at the intermission, Illinois ...

Illinois slow to gain momentum While the Illini scored three touchdowns and a field goal in the first half, the game delivered minimal excitement early. The first quarter was a total snooze fest save ...

Heading into Friday night's Big Ten showdown between ranked teams, most headlines involved No. 22 Nebraska and its superstar-in-the-making, quarterback Dylan Raiola, but by the time the final ...