Illini head football coach Bret Bielema had some choice words for the media after one of his players was snubbed during award ...

Fans of both the Chicago Bears and Illinois football are no stranger to heartbreaking losses, and it looked like the Fighting ...

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Pat Bryant caught the pass at the 22 and then called his own split-second audible. Seeing a path to the end zone, the star ...

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano explained his decision to take a timeout late in his team's stunning last-second loss to Illinois.

An attempt to ice the kicker turned into a heartbreaking loss for Rutgers against No. 25 Illinois, 38-31.  Trailing by one ...

After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten, No. 25 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction under coaches ...

Trips to New Jersey have gone fairly well for Illinois in the last several years. As in three straight wins against Rutgers. Those wins, though, were in the Lovie Smith era. Now it's Bret Bielema's ...

Altmyer passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns on 12-for-26 passing. He also rushed for 74 yards and a score. Josh McCray ...

After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference, No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Trailing by a point at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret ...

Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with four seconds left, sending No. 25 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.