CHAMPAIGN — Illinois enters the spring recruiting season as strong as it ever has under Bret Bielema. Entering this weekend's official visits for five highly regarded prospects, the Illini have ...

Illinois is coming off a 10-win campaign, which has juiced up recruiting and made it likely the Illini will be pre-season ...

On Feb. 19, McNeal departed SU to reunite with Illinois, becoming its executive director of player evaluations and ...

Bret Bielema just produced an Illinois football experience that figures to help with recruiting and player retention ... in bunches. During Mom's Weekend on the UI campus, the annual celebration was ...

The 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry's most comprehensive ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach ... Most of the discussion focused on recruiting and how much this critical aspect of college football has impacted Bielema and his staff.

Illinois All-Big Ten defensive lineman TeRah Edwards had his waiver for an extra year of eligibility denied by the NCAA ...

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football have added another in-state ... “It’s home," he told the recruiting website. "Everywhere in my hometown and around me it’s all Illini.

Dain Dainja and Sencire Harris both played college basketball at Illinois from 2022-24. They both decided to transfer at the ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...