As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

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

Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as Illinois snapped UCLA's ...

While Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Indiana made the College Football Playoff this past season, one team right on the ...

In this sense, sports are much like music, art, and fashion—what’s old will eventually become new again, and the classics will ultimately come back in style. The NFL did everything possible ...

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

Strength of schedule in the Big Ten is tough across the board after the conference put four teams in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff a season ago. Beyond Oregon, Penn State, Indiana and ...

Forget about way-too-early Top 25 rankings. Here's your College Football Playoff projection for the 2025 season — with a few surprises.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood decided to go young this season in replacing the experienced team he took to the Elite Eight ...

Wisconsin currently has just one player committed to its class of 2026. It's worth monitoring Rankin's recruitment as that ...

Underwood and wife Susan have long since declined those infrequent opportunities to have dinner in a local restaurant. Going ...

Philadelphia Eagles safety Sydney Brown, a former Illinois player, wins the Super Bowl, becoming the 26th Illini to achieve ...