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Illinois' Trey Petty, Easton Baker Plan to Enter Transfer Portal: What It Means

Illinois' Trey Petty, Easton Baker Plan to Enter Transfer Portal: What It Means

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football program have been killing it on the talent-acquisition frontlately, dominating the junior college circuit over the

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 3
Illinois Flips 2026 Offensive Lineman Micah Smith From UCLA: Why it Matters

Illinois Flips 2026 Offensive Lineman Micah Smith From UCLA: Why it Matters

Illinois scored one of the biggest victories of the 2026 recruiting cycle on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, when it flipped four-star interior offensive lineman Micah Smith from UCLA to add yet another foundational piece to what has become an all-timer of an Illini class .

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 3
Why Illinois Tapping Into the JUCO Pipeline Is More Than Just a Quick Fix

Why Illinois Tapping Into the JUCO Pipeline Is More Than Just a Quick Fix

Illinois football has followed up a strong two-year run under Bret Bielema by attacking what had been a possibly underutilized college football talent pipeline: the junior college ranks.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 2

Is It Finally Time for Illinois Basketball to Start Mihailo Petrovic?

The exquisite cross-court dimes, the full-speed spin-outs, the silky pull-up threes and defensive brain farts are almost precisely the mixed bag of goodies

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Big Ten Network / December 2
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 1
Illinois Basketball Ranked in Baffling Spot in Initial NET Rankings

Illinois Basketball Ranked in Baffling Spot in Initial NET Rankings

Illinois’ recent two-week stretch hasn’t exactly been pretty. After the Illini were knocked off by Alabama in Chicago, they beat up on Long Island before scuffling a bit against UT Rio Grande Valley.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 30

Social Media Swirls Around Illinois Football's Snowy Win Over Northwestern

In a bitter-cold blizzard, before a half-full Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening in Champaign, the Illinois football team found a way to turn the clock all the way back to ...

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Big Ten Network / November 30
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 30
Illinois Lands Top JUCO Recruits in TJ Taylor and Jakwon Morris: What It Means

Illinois Lands Top JUCO Recruits in TJ Taylor and Jakwon Morris: What It Means

Even before Illinois beat Northwestern 20-13 on Saturday night, Illini coach Bret Bielema and his staff received excellent news: The Illini had landed not one but two top junior college recruits in offensive tackle TJ Taylor and cornerback Jakwon Morris.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 30
Illinois Offers Another Top JUCO Recruit in Archie Chambers: What it Means

Illinois Offers Another Top JUCO Recruit in Archie Chambers: What it Means

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has landed on a somewhat novel approach, and he isn't altering from it: pursue the top junior college recruits as hard as (or harder than) any other football program in the nation.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 30
Illinois Football Offers Three-Star Safety Jabarri Lofton: What it Means

Illinois Football Offers Three-Star Safety Jabarri Lofton: What it Means

Jabarri Lofton has a chance to win a state championship for East St. Louis on Tuesday, which was only the second bit of good news he received this past week.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 30
Three Instant Observations From Illinois' Rivalry Win Over Northwestern

Three Instant Observations From Illinois' Rivalry Win Over Northwestern

Illinois finished its 2025 regular season at 8-4 (5-4 Big Ten) with a victory over Northwestern (6-6, 4-5) by a score of 20-13 on a snowy night in Champaign.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Big Ten Network / November 26
College Football News / College Football News / November 19
Illinois vs Wisconsin Prediction: The Bret Bielema Bowl

Illinois vs Wisconsin Prediction: The Bret Bielema Bowl

Illinois never should’ve left the College Football Playoff top 25, and now it’s back in at 21 after beating Rutgers and Maryland - like that was enough to catch the committee’s eye.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 15
David Mirkovic records 20-20 game as No. 14 Illinois eases past Colgate

David Mirkovic records 20-20 game as No. 14 Illinois eases past Colgate

Freshman forward David Mirkovic piled up 27 points and 21 rebounds to lead No. 14 Illinois to an 84-65 nonconference victory over Colgate on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 12
Clutch block allows No. 14 Illinois to edge No. 11 Texas Tech

Clutch block allows No. 14 Illinois to edge No. 11 Texas Tech

Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and made the big defensive play Tuesday night as No. 14 Illinois held off No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign, Ill.

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