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, [...]
Illinois extends men’s golf coach Mike Small through 2029
Illinois will be a #GolfSchool for the foreseeable future. The Illini extended men’s golf head coach Mike Small through 2029 on Monday night, according to the team’s X page. Mike [...]
Illinois keeps playing not to lose — and never to win
It was a beautiful Homecoming weekend in Champaign. Blue skies, crisp, fall weather, tailgate lots filled to the brim. 54,205 people packed into Memorial Stadium. They deserved better. The Illini’s [...]
Illinois falls to Wisconsin after fourth quarter collapse
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It doesn’t get any worse than that. Despite upsetting high-powered Maryland the week prior, the Illini came into Homecoming Saturday at Memorial Stadium as underdogs against the [...]
Maryland volleyball drops five-set thriller to Illinois
Down 20-12 in the second set, Maryland volleyball senior setter Sydney Dowler made history. With a service to senior outside hitter Sam Csire, Dowler became just the sixth-ever Terp to [...]
Illinois impresses in first exhibition, cruises past Ottawa
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time in nearly eight months, Illinois took the State Farm Center floor in front of a sea of orange and blue. Unlike the last [...]
How to Watch Illinois vs. Ottawa: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Strea…
Game Time: 8 p.m. TV Channel: N/A Online Streaming: BTN+ (TCR’s very own Will Charlton will be on the call!) Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in [...]
Bielema & Co. may have turned the corner for Illinois
Well, it finally happened, guys. Illinois football won a game of high import in 2023. After a successful season winning these types of games almost regularly, it seemed like this [...]
Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, new state law re…
For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement dug up the graves of Native Americans as they conquered lands and pushed tribes to the [...]
State’s top Democrats gather for Governor’s Day at fair
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday told the state's largest annual gathering of Illinois Democrats that "Republicans demagogue, Democrats deliver" as U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned that the latest [...]
Pritzker vetos bill that would lift nuclear moratorium
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in more than three decades. The [...]
After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban…
Local law enforcement officials said Friday they will enforce the state's ban on sales of high-powered weapons, following an Illinois Supreme Court ruling upholding the law. "We'll enforce the statute [...]
Madigan was ‘different from any other politician I’ve seen,’ FBI agen…
Brendan O'Leary spent more than two decades working for the FBI -- most of it in Chicago, and most of it investigating public corruption. But when it came to Illinois' [...]
Illinois leads nation in number of tornadoes
More tornadoes touched down in Illinois during a recent 12-month span than in any other state. That's according to recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that [...]
Deerfield’s Vince India wins Illinois Open
The 74th Illinois Open required a three-hole playoff, but it was worth it to Vince India. India, who won the tournament in 2018, defeated University of Illinois alum Dylan Meyer [...]