Can Illinois keep it rolling in Knoxville?
The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team is off to a strong start in the 2023-24 season, with a 7-1 record and a No. 20 ranking in the AP poll. [...]
Everyone on Illinois knows their role — and plays it to perfection
No one likes someone that says “I told you so.” So, I won’t do that. I’ll let my previous writing speak for itself. We’ll get back to my claim below [...]
Illinois runs through NKU, wins third straight
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Shauna Green’s team made it look easy on Wednesday in their midweek match against the Northern Kentucky Norse. While Genesis Bryant didn’t score very much, the team [...]
How to Watch No. 20 Illinois vs. No. 11 FAU: Game Time, TV Channel, O…
How to Watch Illinois vs. Rutgers (Jimmy V Classic At Madison Square Garden) Game Time: 5:30 p.m. TV Channel: ESPN Online Streaming: ESPN3 Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live [...]
Illinois is an elite defensive team. That can take them far.
After a three-week stretch of buy games and an extended holiday break, the Illini finally got tested again. Unlike against Marquette, they passed this one with flying colors. The building [...]
Jury orders egg suppliers to pay $17.7 million in damages for price g…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law — to several food manufacturing [...]
Shannon, Domask lead Illinois to blowout win in Big Ten opener
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — That’s how it’s done on the road. After a six-game home stretch to start the season, Illinois headed to Rutgers on Saturday afternoon for its Big Ten [...]
How to Watch No. 24 Illinois at Rutgers: Game Time, TV Channel, Onlin…
How to Watch Illinois at Rutgers Game Time: 3 p.m. TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: FOX Sports GO Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign [...]
Illinois’ Reggie Love III enters transfer portal
In 2024, the Illini will look to bounce back after missing a bowl game this season, but they will be without their starting running back. On Thursday afternoon, Reggie Love [...]
Illinois wins back-to-back games, steamrolls CCSU
CHAMPAIGN, Ill — Illinois continues to roll in anticipation of its Big Ten schedule. Following a home win over Canisius, Illinois (4-2) collided with Central Connecticut State (1-5) for the [...]
Illinois’ Johnny Newton named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Johnny Newton has a very bright future ahead of him. On Tuesday, Illinois’ superstar defensive tackle was named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year. Newton is the first [...]
Respect is earned, not given for Illinois
TCR Contributor CJ Jackson is a former member of the Illinois Basketball team, playing for the Illini from 2005-09. After being dropped out of the Top 25 after just one [...]
Late turnovers doom Illinois in season finale loss to Northwestern
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There will be no postseason for Illinois in 2023. Needing a win to secure bowl eligibility, Illinois (5-7, 3-6 Big Ten) came up short against Northwestern (7-5, [...]
Too little, too late for Illinois Volleyball?
Illinois Volleyball is in a tough spot. After notching nine wins in eleven matches, it seemed like a once-improbably push for postseason play was on the cards... until they met [...]
How to Watch Illinois vs. Northwestern: Game Time, TV Channel, Online…
How to Watch Illinois vs. Northwestern Game Time: 2:30 p.m. TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: FOX Sports GO Odds: ILL -4.5, O/U 47.5 Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6, 3-5 [...]
Illinois Senior Day guide: Who can still come back?
Saturday’s a big day. Along with the obvious bowl implications that are to come with the game on the field against Northwestern, it’s also Senior Day for the Illini, the [...]
The “one-hit wonders” of Illinois athletics
That Indiana week was one of the most impressive single-game performances by a quarterback in Illinois history, and it’s becoming apparent that John Paddock’s legacy as an Illini will be [...]
Illinois dropped from AP Top 25
Despite winning two games last week, Illinois was dropped out of the AP Top 25 this week. The Illini checked in at No. 23 in last week’s poll, but were [...]
Illinois is 1-4 in the worst division in Power 5
Happy Sunday, Illinois Land! I feel like I’ve written this column 10 times in the past 12 months. A winnable game for Illinois football that ends in a loss due [...]
How to Watch Illinois at Iowa: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streamin…
How to Watch Illinois at Iowa Game Time: 2:30 p.m. TV Channel: FS1 Online Streaming: FOX Sports GO Odds: ILL -3.5, O/U 31.5 Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (5-5, 3-4 [...]
$160 million allotted for aid to migrants in Chicago
As winter quickly approaches, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Thursday for the state to spend an additional $160 million to aid and house a sustained influx of migrants sent to [...]
Illinois scores 103 in blowout win on Field Trip Day
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — How about that performance for the kids? After falling to Marquette, the Illini were looking to get back on track against a St. Peters squad in front [...]
Paddock throws for 507 yards and his 4th TD pass gives Illinois a 48-…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — John Paddock threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams in overtime to give Illinois a 48-45 win Saturday over Indiana in a Big Ten game.After [...]
No. 23 Illinois silent down the stretch in loss to No. 4 Marquette
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A tale as old as time. After wild offensive inconsistencies told the story for Brad Underwood’s squad last season, Illinois set out to change the narrative against [...]
Illinois Volleyball loses in four sets at No. 1 Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. – For a moment, it looked like Illinois could do it. Go into the home of the No. 1 team in the nation and force a fifth set, [...]
Paddock — and Lunney — deserve credit for Illinois’ offensive explosi…
Happy Sunday, Illinois Land! What in the blue hell did we watch yesterday in Champaign? As two seemingly mediocre Big Ten teams with pedestrian offenses took the field in Week [...]
No. 23 Illinois falls in early season test at Marquette
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — No. 23 llinois traveled north for a test on the road early in the season against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Shauna Green’s team never looked quite comfortable, [...]
Shannon Jr., Illinois outlast Oakland in hard fought win
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2023-24 season is now in full swing. Illinois looked to keep its record perfect as it hosted Oakland for the second regular season game of the [...]
How to Watch Illinois vs. Oakland: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Stre…
How to Watch #25 Illinois vs. Oakland Game Time: 7 p.m. TV Channel: N/A Online Streaming: B1G+ Odds: ILL -22.5, O/U 149.5 Quick Hits Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) Head Coach: [...]
Club duo signs with Illinois Volleyball for 2024 class
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Wednesday was National Signing Day for volleyball programs nationwide, and Fighting Illini head coach Chris Tamas announced two new additions to the Illinois family. The two incoming [...]
Illinois showing firepower & versatility early on
The Illini basketball team has begun the 2023-24 season with two impressive victories over Eastern Illinois and Kansas (exhibition). The Illini, ranked No. 25 in the preseason AP poll, have [...]
Stats don’t lie: Paddock, Newton shine in Illinois’ win
It was the number 4s. On both sides of the ball. Nobody even knew that John Paddock came on the field, even on his first pass, the announcers thought it [...]
Illinois overcomes slow start in season-opening win over EIU
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Wake up and smell the coffee, college basketball is finally here. The Kansas exhibition was a great taste of this year’s Illini, but Monday was the true [...]
How to Watch Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois: Game Time, TV Channel, On…
How to Watch #25 Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois Game Time: 7 p.m. TV Channel: N/A Online Streaming: B1G+ Odds: ILL -26.5, O/U 141.5 Quick Hits Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) Head [...]
Illinois’ “Minnesota Miracle” was as frustrating as thrilling
John Paddock and Bielema embrace after the most improbable win of the Bielema era. What could have been this year for the Illini. Happy Sunday, Illinois Land! On the eve [...]
Illinois stuns Minnesota behind Paddock’s final drive
MINNEAPOLIS — HOW. ABOUT. THAT. Down to a desperation 4th-and-11, backup quarterback John Paddock delivered a miraculous 84-yard touchdown drive to steal a win from the hands of Minnesota in [...]
How to Watch Illinois at Minnesota: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Str…
How to Watch Illinois vs. Minnesota Game Time: 2:30 pm TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: FOX Sports GO Odds: ILL +1.5, O/U 43.5 Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5, 1-4 [...]
Illinois’ Johnny Newton named Lombardi Award Semifinalist
Another week, another Johnny Newton headline. The junior DL has been as good as advertised, as he is now one of just 12 semifinalists for the coveted Rotary Lombardi Award. [...]
Big Ten announces Illinois’ 2024 football schedule
It’s real — but I'm not sure it’s spectacular. The Big Ten announced the 2024 football schedule on Thursday. It’s the first league schedule for 18 teams, with USC, UCLA, [...]
Brad Underwood may have been right about Illinois’ PG situation
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago examining Illinois’ recent history with inexperienced point guards. The seasons that I discussed — 2011-12 and 2014-15 — didn’t end up going [...]
Six charts to make Illinois Football make sense
I don’t know about you all, but Illinois somehow lost the bye week. With how bad the Big Ten West looked and how good Illinois looked on paper this year, [...]
Brad Underwood’s message for Illinois after beating No. 1 Kansas
Illinois closed out its preseason in the best way possible Sunday night, with a 82-75 win over No. 1 Kansas. After the game, there was no water bottle shower in [...]
Shannon Jr., Illinois upset No. 1 Kansas in charity exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — This game meant a lot more than just basketball, but No. 25 was the better ranked team. In what was a massive step up from NAIA opponent [...]
How to Watch No. 25 Illinois vs No. 1 Kansas: Game Time, TV Channel, …
How to Watch No. 25 Illinois vs No. 1 Kansas Game Time: 5 p.m. TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: Fox Sports Go Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on [...]
A bye week check-in for Illinois
So, how are we feeling? Has the stench of Homecoming abated? Have the memories of a seemingly overmatched Wisconsin squad storming back in the fourth quarter dissipated? Much like players, [...]
This Illinois city is among the most haunted in America, according to…
October is the perfect time to visit haunted houses, watch scary movies and listen to ghost stories. But if you want an arguably spookier experience, one that might just make [...]
Illinois’ Johnny Newton highest rated Week 8 PFF player
What else can we say about Johnny Newton that hasn’t already been said? The dude is a BEAST and an unstoppable force for the Illinois D-Line. The only thing that [...]
Illinois won’t exorcise demons vs. Kansas, but a win would be fun
It seems like nearly every fanbase in America claims to have suffered more misfortune, neglect and dark times than the average group of supporters. Sometimes it’s true. Sometimes it’s just [...]
Setting expectations for Illinois Basketball in 2024
Illinois is a basketball school anyways. As October bleeds into November and the football team struggles, fans are turning their attention to Fighting Illini basketball. And for the first time [...]
Illinois has to start getting its wide receivers open
If one thing is lacking in Illinois’ offense, it is the inability to get the ball into open space. This is an issue in the run game and a big, [...]