Vegas sportsbooks see Nebraska as part of a vast middle class in the Big Ten, perched between the Huskers' history and recent ...

The hype around the Wisconsin Badgers' 2025 schedule will continue to build throughout the offseason until the idea of how tough it will be becomes exaggerated.

The San Francisco 49ers have made former Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy the seventh-highest paid quarterback in the NFL.

As college athletics braced for a decision on the House v. NCAA settlement, NIL dollars continued to fly as the transfer ...

With a huge leap this past season that saw Illinois clinch its first 10-win year since 2001, coach Bret Bielema has begun ...

Bret Bielema's success has rightfully raised expectations for Illinois, but it shouldn't be CFP or bust for the Illini in ...

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The Illinois football team will now open the 2025 season one day earlier — Friday, Aug. 29 — against Western Illinois in ...

Illinois was one of only five schools with three or more players drafted during the first three rounds in both the 2023 and ...

Certain coaching regimes have certain states they like to recruit in, but for the Illinois football program, the map is wide ...

Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded Bielema ...

Illinois gives six-year contract extensions to football coach Bret Bielema and basketball coach Brad Underwood, securing both ...