The Illini will top the Crimson Tide, per Oats himself, if Alabama isn't able to work past its issues in one particular area ...

As promised, Koki Riley has company this week. The reporter from the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate had been the only Associated Press Top 25 voter to put Illinois on his ballot, three weeks in a row. And ...

The Illini climbed from No. 14 to No. 8 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll after a 2-0 week and a key win over then-No. 11 Texas Tech ...

The Illini have received three commitments in the 2026 recruiting, but Davis became the first to sign on the dotted line ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

The Illinois football team will host UAB in a nonconference matchup to open its 2026 season, the program announced Thursday.

Illinois was left out of the first two College Football Playoffs' official rankings the first two weeks, but coach Bret ...

With this announcement, Illinois’s 2026 non-conference schedule is officially finalized. All three of these games will be at ...

Illinois is in a tough stretch, and things won't get any easier as it travels to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on No. 1 Nebraska.

Andy Katz has revealed his Power 37 after the second week of men's college basketball. Louisville rises to No. 9 after beating rival Kentucky at home, while Illinois makes a massive jump to No. 9 ...

The second week of college basketball is in the books, and boy was it a doozy. Louisville freshman Mikel Brown stole the show ...