While the basketball team is making a huge splash in recruiting, the Illinois football team has snuck into a decent position ...

I know most Illinois football fans remember where this program was just a half-decade ago. If you go back about five years, ...

This list will cover the best and brightest of the Illinois high school football recruits of 2025 including the player’s ...

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After a week in which Illinois football landed three recruits ... All of Bielema's first four recruiting classes in Champaign have ranked in the top 50, according to 247 Sports – though ...

With these latest signings, Illinois' 2026 recruiting class rose to No. 7 in 247Sports' national rankings – a huge development for a program that hasn't consistently landed top-50 football ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois enters the spring recruiting season as strong as it ever has under Bret Bielema. Entering this weekend's official visits for five highly regarded prospects, the Illini have ...

All seemed right when taking a 10,000-foot view of Illinois football's 2026 recruiting class. However, Saturday night saw a rather unexpected shift, and it could prove costly. According to On3's ...

Illinois football grabbed yet another commitment for the Class of 2026. Three-star lineman and Palatine junior Tony Balanganayi announced his verbal choice Wednesday on social media, choosing the ...

Apr. 14—CHAMPAIGN — Fair to say, Illinois football recruiting is having a good spring. The program picked up two more commitments on Monday, bringing the total for the Class of 2026 to 13.

Coach Bret Bielema and Illinois football have their sights set on another Sutter. Dunlap freshman Bo Sutter announced on social media Sunday afternoon that the Fighting Illini have offered him a ...

Once again, Illinois ... football recruits: win a bunch of games. Fresh off the school's first 10-victory season in 23 years, Bret Bielema's team is putting together an impressive 2026 recruiting ...