Illinois' Bret Bielema Tells Notre Dame to 'Just Join a Conference' After AD's Comments

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema had some pretty strong words for Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua on Thursday ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema name-drops highly-touted NFL QB with 'insane' arm talent

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has coached a plethora of quarterbacks in nearly two decades as a college coach. But it ...
Yardbarker

Illinois’ Biggest Property Tax Loophole Saves Bears NFL Stadium $1.5B

The Illinois House voted 78–32 on a bill nobody in Springfield wanted to explain slowly. HB910, branded as economic development and property tax relief, ...
247Sports.com

Illini in the NFL: 21 former Illinois players make initial NFL roster cuts

The Illini will once again be well-represented in the NFL this season with some proven stars and emerging players CHAMPAIGN — Illinois begins 2025 with fewer alums on NFL rosters as 21 former ...
Sports Illustrated

Tomiwa Durojaiye Has Found a Home – and Perhaps an NFL Future – at Illinois

You could say Tomiwa Durojaiye is settling down, but it's more like he's settling in. Even by the standards of modern college athletics, Durojaiye has been quite the journeyman. A 6-foot-5, 300-pound ...
Journal Star

Longtime Illinois football coach and former NFL coach dies at age 89

Former Illinois football coach Mike White died Sunday at the age of 89. White led the Fighting Illini to a Big Ten championship in 1983, the only team in conference history to beat every other ...