Luke Altmyer: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

College Football News / A to Z Sports / December 14

'You could have a reality TV show and it'd be the number one hit' — Illinois QB Luke Altmyer responds to question about Tennessee's interest in him in the transfer portal

The Tennessee Vols' 2025 offseason was the story of college football for months. With Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee parting ways on the eve of the spring game, Tennessee's pursuit of his replacement involved a number of candidates and storylines.

College Football News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 13

Illinois Football Stars Announce Status for Music City Bowl: What It Means

Illinois football received some good news and some bad news on Friday.First, star quarterback Luke Altmyer announced that he will suit up one last time for the Illini and play in the Music City Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers on Dec.

College Football News / SuperWest Sports / November 20

Week 13 Big Ten Previews: USC, Ducks in High-Stakes Duel — Highlighting two games involving teams in the West and the four best of the rest

The penultimate week of the regular season in the Big Ten has 16 of the 18 teams playing across eight conference matchups. The two teams from the Hoosier state have the bye as Indiana and Purdue get an extra week to prepare for each other.

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College Football News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 19

EA Sports' 'College Football 26' Simulation Predicts Illinois vs. Wisconsin

Illinois football is aiming to build on its strong showing against Maryland as it heads into its final road game of the regular season – a primetime matchup at Wisconsin (6:30 p.m.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 15

Social Media Reacts to Illinois Football's Win Over Maryland

Illinois entered Saturday with another opportunity to take advantage of a friendly late-season schedule, and the Illini took advantage by grinding out a 24-6 win over Maryland at Gies Memorial Stadium.

College Football News / Field Level Media / November 15

Luke Altmyer throws 2 TD passes as Illinois throttles Maryland

Luke Altmyer threw two touchdown passes to Hudson Clement and Illinois sent Maryland to its sixth straight loss, 24-6 in Champaign, Ill. on Saturday. Altmyer completed 15-of-25 passes for 172 yards and had one interception as Illinois (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) won its second straight game.

College Football News / SuperWest Sports / November 13

Week 12 Big Ten Previews: Gophers a Trap Game for Ducks? Highlighting four games involving teams in the West and the two best of the rest

Six Big Ten teams were ranked in the second CFP rankings, with two of the West Coast schools included: Oregon at No. 8 and USC at No. 17. If the playoffs were to begin this week, the Ducks would be joined in the playoff field by Ohio State and Indiana, who maintained their rankings of first and second, respectively.

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

Has Illinois Wasted Luke Altmyer's Greatness?

In almost any other era of Illinois football, back-to-back 10-win seasons would be celebrated as a program-defining accomplishment. But in today’s college football landscape – with the expanded playoff, conference realignment and rising expectations – it somehow feels like a letdown.

College Football News / Field Level Media / November 1

Luke Altmyer (5 TDs) helps Illinois snap skid with Rutgers rout

Luke Altmyer passed for four touchdowns and ran for another, and Gabe Jacas had two sacks as Illinois routed visiting Rutgers 35-13 on Saturday in Champaign, Ill., stopping a two-game losing streak.

College Football News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 31

Illinois Football vs. Rutgers in Week 10 preview, storylines

Illinois football has taken more lumps in 2025 than may have been expected coming into the season, but in the Illini's defense, the blows have all come from top heavyweights.

College Football News / College Football News / October 29

Rutgers vs Illinois Prediction, Preview, and Betting Lines

Just when it seemed like Illinois was a sleeper to get into the College Football Playoff as an at-large team, it got walloped by Washington 42-25 to end all of that.

College Football News / Washington Huskies on SI / October 26

No Shortage of QB Toughness At Husky Game

What was it with those quarterbacks at Husky Stadium on Saturday afternoon? Fearless, foolish, anything but skittish. Demond Williams Jr. and Luke Altmyer better resembled Joe Kapp and Billy Kilmer, a pair of old-time signal-callers known for cracking helmets and taking names.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 25

Social Media Reacts to Illinois' Disappointing Defeat Against Washington

Illinois football fans wanted to believe that this year's team would operate as an extension of the 2024 group that captured lightning in a bottle and won a program-high-tying 10 games.

College Football News / College Football News / October 23

Illinois vs Washington Prediction, Preview, and Betting Lines

Considering this a College Football Playoff elimination game. If 10-2 at least gets you in the discussion, then the loser of this is effectively out with a third loss.

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Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 21

What Is the Secret Behind Illinois Quarterback Luke Altmyer's Success?

Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. had clearly been asked the question more than once in the past, so he was ready with an answer when it came up again in Monday's press conference as the No.

Iowa State Cyclones News / Yardbarker / October 12

CFB Week 7 winners, losers: Top 25 showdowns reveal a lot

With another Saturday of college football action in the books, here's our winners and losers from an eventful Week 7.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / October 9

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This weekend, three programs that entered the 2025 season as fringe playoff hopefuls can legitimize their status as contenders with statement Associated Press top-10 wins.

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College Football News / 5 GOATs / October 5

Ohio State at Illinois odds: Opening point spread revealed

On Saturday, Illinois will host Ohio State inside Memorial Stadium. Fighting Illini fans will undoubtedly pack the venue as they look for their team to pick up its first home win over the Buckeyes since 2002.

College Football News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / September 30

Assessing Wisconsin Badgers' over/under win total for the rest of the regular season

The Wisconsin Badgers have been plagued by injuries, head-scratching mistakes and a failure to execute in critical situations early in the 2025 campaign.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / September 29

Illinois' Luke Altmyer Makes Big Ten History in Win Over USC

The triple threat is usually a term reserved for the hardwood, but on Saturday, Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer showed the college football world that it can apply to the gridiron as well. Naturally, as a quarterback, Altmyer is known for his arm.

College Football News / ChiCitySports / September 22

Illinois Fighting Illini given silver lining after historic blowout loss

The Illinois Fighting Illini, at the time a top-10 team in the nation, went on the road to take on the top-20 Indiana Hoosiers. They got demolished, to put it lightly.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / September 20

Fernando Mendoza vs. Luke Altmyer: Indiana QB's NIL Deal Higher Than Illinois Vet

College football fans are set for a massive Big Ten showdown as two top-20 teams battle under the lights at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. This isn’t the usual headline clash featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Penn State Nittany Lions or even the Oregon Ducks.

College Football News / Field Level Media / September 13

Luke Altmyer, No. 9 Illinois rout Western Michigan 38-0

Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a score Saturday night while Kaden Feagin added 100 rushing yards and a score as No. 9 Illinois pulled away from visiting Western Michigan 38-0 in Champaign.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Scoop B / September 11

Illinois QB Luke Altmyer Embraces Growth at Illinois While Keeping NFL Dreams in Sight

Luke Altmyer’s football journey has already taken him through the gauntlet of SEC competition, a transfer to the Big Ten, and the challenge of carving out his place at Illinois.

College Football News / Field Level Media / August 29

Luke Altmyer powers No. 12 Illinois to opening blowout of WIU

Luke Altmyer threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns and No. 12 Illinois scored on its first five possessions to trigger a 52-3 season-opening victory over Western Illinois on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.

College Football News / Yardbarker / August 27

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