University of Illinois
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Luke Altmyer scores 3 TDs, No. 9 Illinois shuts out Western MichiganSep 13, 2025 9:45 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 9 Illinois shut out Western Michigan 38-0 on Saturday night. Kaden Feagin rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown and Ca’Lil Valentine ran for 63 yards and a TD. Hank Beatty caught six passes for 53 yards and a TD.
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Schwarz: Illini are playing a whole new ballgame under athletic director Josh WhitmanSep 12, 2025 5:54 pm - Tuesday’s announcement of a $100 million gift from alumnus Larry Gies to rename Illinois’ football stadium shows how the athletic program has changed in Champaign.
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In the Big Ten’s early QB hierarchy, the familiar faces are outshining the new arrivals
Sep 09, 2025 7:00 am - Evaluating Big Ten quarterbacks through Week 2: the returning starters, the elevated starters, the freshmen and the transfers.
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AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 9 Illinois rides 6-game win streak to its 1st top-10 ranking since 2001Sep 08, 2025 3:53 pm - These are heady times at Illinois. The Illini are enjoying their most successful run of football in over two decades. The No. 9 Illini entered the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday for the first time since 2001. The 20 weeks they've been ranked since Bret Bielema took over in 2021 are the most over a five-season stretch since the John Mackovic-Lou Tepper eras of the late 1980s and early '90s. They're on a six-game win streak heading into Saturday's home game against Western Michigan.
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No. 11 Illinois was struggling for momentum at Duke. Then came a penalty that changed everythingSep 06, 2025 9:08 pm - Eleventh-ranked Illinois had just closed out a strong second-half performance that turned a close tussle at halftime into a lopsided win at Duke. And coach Bret Bielema had plenty of key plays to rattle off as he basked in the glow of a road victory.
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No. 11 Illinois takes over after halftime to beat mistake-prone Duke 45-19 for road winSep 06, 2025 3:24 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for 296 yards and 3 touchdowns and No. 11 Illinois capitalized on a series of mistakes by Duke to beat the Blue Devils 45-19 on Saturday for a road win against a power-conference opponent.
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Ohio State is No. 1 in AP Top 25; LSU, Miami into top 5, Florida State is back and Alabama plummets
Sep 02, 2025 3:13 pm - Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the...
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Texas is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St; 10 SEC teams ranked
Aug 11, 2025 12:28 pm - For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday...
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Big Ten's Petitti: No support for SEC's at-large bid preference for College Football Playoff
Jul 22, 2025 4:41 pm - LAS VEGAS — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league's preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tues...
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Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this seasonJul 14, 2025 5:41 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five area football players ready to contribute this season for their college teams.