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

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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 ...

After No. 22 Illinois football secured its eighth victory against Rutgers, the team looks toward its final game against ...

So many boxes. So many check marks. Thanks to Illinois stars Pat Bryant and Luke Altmyer. The dynamic duo hooked up for an improbable late-game 40-yard ...

I remember the first time Illinois played at Rutgers like it was last week. Actually it was 18 years ago. In his second season, Ron Zook took his team to Piscataway for a matchup against the Scarlet ...

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

Whether they deserve it – and even whether it matters – is an open question, but after Saturday's tightrope win at Rutgers, the Illini (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) on Sunday rose in the AP college football poll ...

With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will ...

The senior considered giving up football after a broken collarbone his freshman year, but will now leave Maroa as the ...

The Illini escaped unscathed Saturday, but the 'W' may be the only letter grade they like from the Rutgers game ...