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 ...

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 ...

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

Michigan State needs to win its final game of the regular season to become bowl eligible and is a slight betting favorite.

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

Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer and coach Bret Bielema celebrate after Saturday’s 38-31 win at Rutgers. CHAMPAIGN — The ...

Illinois football pulled out a miracle win over Rutgers, and Bret Bielema had some fun with a fan who made a Matt Eberflus ...

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari on what Michigan State football learned in Friday's 24-17 win over Purdue and previews ...

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 ...

In the afterglow of a 38-31 win at Rutgers that lifted Illinois to 8-3 — and was so exciting in the late stages that it stole ...

On their way out of SHI Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it was hard to not overhear many of what was left of the announced ...