Former Wisconsin defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. met with the media on Friday for the first time since transferring to Illinois.

It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

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ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips recently sat down with ESPN ... “I don’t want an artificial tournament. That’s not college sports. It’s never been college sports.” As for the possibility ...

The Illinois football team landed a top wide receiver recruit on Thursday. Kenyon Alston, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver out of Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando, Fla., announced his commitment to ...

NFL football is done for 2025 ... and at least 13 players with high school or collegiate ties to Illinois are among the players rostered at theufl.com.

He became a financial advisor in Columbus and for many years was a radio analyst for Ohio State football games. “I always enjoyed playing and working with Jim,” said former Ohio State ...

Bielema recently shared that he spoke with former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst and defensive coordinator Jim ... 2022 football season. Leonhard went on to coach under Bielema at Illinois ...

Kaedyn Hobbs is the ninth member of the Fighting Illini's Class of 2026 Hobbs has offers from Nebraska, Oklahoma State, SMU and several others Illinois football continued to add talent on Friday ...

this kid will not only be a player in college. He'll play in the NFL." Related:Illinois football coach visits Dunlap to watch Mack Sutter play basketball Coincidentally, Bielema watched Sutter ...

The prominent Labour donor Dale Vince has branded Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe a “billionaire tax exile” and accused him of not understanding football. In a LinkedIn post on ...