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Longtime college football coach Dana Dimel has died. Dimel’s family shared the news on Tuesday that the Illinois senior offensive assistant and former NCAA head coach has died at age 63. Dimel is survived by his wife, Julie, and two children, …
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano cost his team a game Saturday, effectively by trying to ice the opposing kicker. The Scarlet Knights suffered a demoralizing 36-31 loss to Illinois at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. on Saturday thanks to a Schiano decision …
Illinois DB Xavier Scott viciously taunted Nebraska kicker John Hohl after a key field goal miss late in the fourth quarter.
Bret Bielema has made a big addition to his coaching staff at Illinois. The Illini announced on Tuesday that Jim Leonhard has joined their program. Welcome to the #famILLy, Jim Leonhard!#Illini // #HTTO // #famILLy pic.twitter.com/EpTWrCrhVf — …
Mississippi State defeated Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday, and the game featured one of the worst gambling beats you will ever see. Mississippi State took a 13-10 lead on a go-ahead field goal with just 4 seconds remaining. They then …
A series of bad decisions led to a pretty significant error on the FOX Sports 1 television broadcast of Saturday’s Illinois-Iowa game. The network did not send a broadcast crew to Kinnick Stadium for the game. Instead, they opted to keep their …
The Illinois Fighting Illini do not appear to be big fans of Minnesota’s “row the boat” mantra. On two separate occasions, Illinois players used a boat-themed celebration in Saturday’s game against the Golden Gophers. The …
Maybe Bret Bielema knows what he is doing at Illinois much more than his critics. Bielema’s Illini defeated Penn State 20-18 in a record 9 overtimes on Saturday in Happy Valley. They got the huge win under Bielema days after he called out the …
Bret Bielema made some comments about the current state of the Illinois football program this week that were viewed quite negatively, but the coach insists his intentions were not bad. Bielema was shockingly candid about his own roster while speaking …
Bret Bielema inherited an Illinois football program that has not posted a winning record in a decade, and things are not looking better for the Illini this season. The head coach wanted to make it clear this week that he does not believe that is his …
Illinois QB Brandon Peters was nearly decapitated by Maryland DB Lavonte Gater, who was ejected for targeting after the helmet-to-helmet hit.
After years of rumors, Bret Bielema is officially headed back to the Big Ten. The Illinois Fighting Illini announced Saturday that Bielema would become the team’s new head coach, replacing the fired Lovie Smith. Bielema signed a six-year …
Saturday’s Ohio State-Illinois game was canceled due to more positive COVID-19 cases within the Buckeyes’ program. Ohio State announced on Friday that head coach Ryan Day tested positive. He was going to miss the game and be replaced by …
The Illinois Fighting Illini turned in a rather convincing win over Nebraska on Saturday, and rubbed it in afterwards on Twitter. The loss dropped the Huskers to 1-3. They were widely credited as one of two schools most aggressive in getting the Big …
Lovie Smith’s Illinois squad picked up a huge comeback win on Saturday, and the head coach received a nice gesture from his players. Illinois was down 28-3 against Michigan State and came back to win 37-34, completing their largest comeback in …
Illinois tight end transfer Luke Ford has been denied his waiver appeal by the NCAA. Ford transferred from Georgia to Illinois in January and filed for a waiver from the NCAA to be granted immediate eligibility. He was denied in April and then …
