3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (395+ words) This coming season is a pivotal one for the Illinois Fighting Illini basketball program as coach Brad Underwood has set the wheels in motion for his team to make it to back-to-back Final Fours. The goal this season will be…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (553+ words) Illinois football has relied on a wide range of players to score points during the Bret Bielema era, but few have stood out like last year's starting QB, Luke Altmyer. The Fighting Illini's former signal caller is now with the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (470+ words) The Illini coaching staff has been busy on the recruiting trail, setting up three visits for this fall. It's no secret that Illinois will likely lose a lot of talent following this highly anticipated season, so the staff is leaning…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (476+ words) The Illinois staff has been busy this offseason trying to land its next big-time recruit to replace the minutes that will likely be lost following the 2026-27 season. Underwood has brought in plenty of talent throughout his tenure, but he has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (402+ words) Aug. 17—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football team didn't end the 2025 season ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, just missing out. The Illini won't start the 2026 season ranked among the Top 25 teams in the preseason AP poll that was released…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (519+ words) We are on the eve of the first AP Top 25 poll of the season, and the Illinois football team is already being doubted. I fully realize that losing Luke Altmyer in the offseason will hurt the program. Altmyer spent three…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (332+ words) Illinois men's basketball might have just lost one of its best players for a significant period of time just months before the season tips off. Sophomore forward David Mirkovic underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering a left foot injury during…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (396+ words) Not every college basketball off-season is smooth sailing, and the Illinois Fighting Illini program, led by coach Brad Underwood, is finding this aspect of an attempt to duplicate this past spring's Final Four success the hard way. Tuesday afternoon, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (603+ words) Aug. 5—CHAMPAIGN — It wasn't that long ago Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood had to flip nearly his entire roster. Ty Rodgers and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn were the only returning scholarship players ahead of the 2024-25 season. Hitting the reset button, starting…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (696+ words) CHICAGO — Unprecedented success the past two seasons for Illinois football has been a welcomed sight for fans of the Orange & Blue. Back-to-back seasons with nine or more wins was a first for the Fighting Illini in 134 years of college football…...