1. Bold Prediction: 3 Reasons Illinois Will Beat Wisconsin at Camp Randall Saturday

    While neither Illinois nor Wisconsin have gotten off to the starts that they wanted to for the 2012 football season, all is not lost yet. The Fighting Illini come into the game with a 2-3 record, while the Badgers stand 3-2...

    Ryan Curi Written by Ryan Curi about 8 months ago 806 reads 7 comments

  2. Scout.com: Fuller No Longer with Illini

    CHAMPAIGN - A member of the 2012 Illinois football recruiting class is no longer with the team, coach Tim Beckman confirmed to IlliniPlaybook Monday...

    Evon Sahaleh Written by Evon Sahaleh about 8 months ago 9 reads 0 comments

  3. Debate: Should O'Toole Start over Scheelhaase When He Returns from Injury?

    Leave your response below! Agree with someone's comment? Vote for it to make the Debate Highlights section. Disagree with a comment? Reply and voice your opinion...

    Debate Desk Written by Debate Desk about 8 months ago 359 reads 3 comments

  4. Illinois Football: 5 Keys to the Game vs. Louisiana Tech

    The Illini rolled over Charleston Southern on Saturday, winning 44-0 in a snoozer. Illinois quarterback Reilly O'Toole, who started in place of the injured Nathan Scheelhaase, threw ...

    Derek Piper Written by Derek Piper about 8 months ago 1,304 reads 0 comments

  5. O'Toole throws for 5 TDs as Illinois rolls to win

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Reilly O'Toole threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns and receiver Ryan Lankford had 97 yards and two scores to lead Illinois to a 44-0 win Saturday over Charleston Southern...

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 8 months ago 19 reads 0 comments

  6. Illinois Football: Time for the Illini Defense to Wake Up

    Defense was supposed to be the strength of this year's Illinois Fighting Illini Football team. Coming off a 2011 campaign where they finished seventh in the nation in total ...

    Todd Thorstenson Written by Todd Thorstenson about 8 months ago 918 reads 8 comments

  7. Illinois Football: Illinois Football Loss Dims Josh Ferguson's Breakout Effort

    The plane ride home was quiet while Illinois players ruminated on a 31-point loss. Not exactly the celebration Josh Ferguson would have liked following his first collegiate 100-yard rushing game Saturday at Arizona State...

    Evon Sahaleh Written by Evon Sahaleh about 8 months ago 23 reads 0 comments

  8. Michigan Football: Where Does Saturday's Lackluster Performance Rank in B1G?

    Everybody knows that Michigan's performance against Air Force was less than impressive. Most people also know that the Big Ten had a very rough day on Saturday...

    Austin Fox Written by Austin Fox about 8 months ago 1,730 reads 18 comments

  9. Illinois Fighting Illini's Luke Butkus Takes Center Stage in Showdown with ASU

    One of head coach Tim Beckman’s most popular moves in his short tenure at Illinois has been bringing back Illini-great Luke Butkus to direct his offensive line...

    Peter Logli Written by Peter Logli about 8 months ago 522 reads 0 comments

  10. Missouri vs. Georgia and College Football Week 2's Biggest Matchups to Watch

    College football is starting to pick up speed as teams begin to show who will be contenders and pretenders in the 2012 season...

    Derek Piper Written by Derek Piper about 8 months ago 2,470 reads 0 comments

  11. Illinois vs. Arizona State: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and More

    In a matchup between two teams whose seasons got off to good starts in Week 1, the Illinois Fighting Illini will travel out west to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Big Ten vs...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 9 months ago 3,275 reads 19 comments

  12. Beckman Rewarding Victory with Nice Meal

    CHAMPAIGN – Tim Beckman continues to believe the path to success is paved with good food. The new Illini football coach has a penchant for rewarding successful work with fine dining...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 9 months ago 12 reads 0 comments

  13. Debate: Rank Your Top 3 Illini QBs of All Time

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    Debate Desk Written by Debate Desk about 9 months ago 669 reads 2 comments

  14. Hermosillo Commits to the University of Illinois

    Michael Hermosillo left Ottawa early Saturday morning almost positive he would commit that day to play football and baseball at the University of Illinois next school year.....

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 9 months ago 6 reads 0 comments

  15. Beckman Impressed by Rantoul Experience

    New Illini football coach Tim Beckman said he stresses that the Illini are a family. The importance of family to Beckman was evident last week in Rantoul.....

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 9 months ago 6 reads 0 comments

  16. Is Buchanan Next in Line for Illini?

    CHAMPAIGN — Michael Buchanan says he doesn’t pay attention to the hype. But how can he resist? If NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay was already projecting you as the 24th ...

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 9 months ago 6 reads 0 comments

  17. Ryan Klachko and Martize Barr Transfer to Illinois!

    Klachko is an offensive lineman from the Springfield area transferring from Nebraska. Barr is a wide receiver from the DC area transferring in from Iowa Western Junior College.....

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 9 months ago 20 reads 0 comments

  18. Big Ten Football: Illinois Fighting Illini Season Preview 2012

    This is the latest in a series of articles previewing Big Ten football in 2012. A rough schedule of previous and upcoming preview articles is provided at the end of this article...

    David Fitzgerald II Written by David Fitzgerald II about 9 months ago 1,709 reads 5 comments

  19. Big Ten Football Tweets of the Week: Please Sign This Baby, Famous Football Man

    Every Friday on the Big Ten Blog , we'll bring you the best Big Ten-related tweets of the week. Being a football player is quite a task, even off the field...

    Adam Jacobi Written by Adam Jacobi about 10 months ago 656 reads 0 comments

  20. Schedule Analysis: Illinois

    What does the schedule have in store for first-year Illinois coach Tim Beckman? Let's take a look at the Fighting Illini's 2012 slate, which kicks off exactly one month from today....

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 10 months ago 5 reads 0 comments

  21. Ex-UI Football Player Sentenced to 90 Years

    URBANA — Former University of Illinois football player and convicted rapist Steven Feagin was sentenced today to 90 years in prison for committing what Champaign County Judge Tom Difanis called an "unspeakable act of violence against a young woman...

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 10 months ago 9 reads 0 comments

  22. Opposing Coaches Staking out PSU Players

    The NCAA hoped its stern ruling on Penn State's football program Monday would help change the culture in college football...

    Noah Jampol Written by Noah Jampol about 10 months ago 93 reads 1 comments

  23. Big Ten Breakdown 2012: Illinois Fighting Illini, Part 4, Final Breakdown

    I began by taking a broad overview of the Illinois program , what it has done over the last five years and what that might tell us about what the Illini will do this season. Two weeks ago, I scanned the 2012 Illinois offense and how it projects...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about 10 months ago 733 reads 0 comments

  24. Four Illini Added to National Watch Lists

    DALLAS - Four University of Illinois football players were named to national award watch lists, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Thursday...

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 10 months ago 11 reads 0 comments

  25. Bryce Douglas Follows in Father's Footsteps — but in a Different Arena

    It is every Mom and Dad's dream: Little Olivia or little Jacob excels in academics, music, sports. And earns a scholarship to their alma mater.....

    Charles Bowman Written by Charles Bowman about 10 months ago 7 reads 0 comments