Mizzou football has signed transfer defensive tackle Mark Hensley, who spent the first three seasons of his career at Northern Illinois.

Here's a look at two coaches who were recently hired by high school football programs in Illinois.

Illinois football has had players enter the portal since it opened on Jan. 2, but fortunately for Bret Bielema and his staff, most of the departures were backups. But this week the Illini lost a starter – and a good one – who also happened to have two ...

On Thursday, an Illinois high school football team announced the hiring of a coach with nearly 50 years of coaching experience and already inducted into a Hall of Fame in the Prairie State. Per an announcement by the Alton School District,

Illinois football set a program record with 19 wins over the past two years. But no matter the amount of success, every college football team nowadays has to manage the transfer portal. A total of 26 players from Illinois' 2025 roster have entered the ...

The Illinois football program has seen at least one alum win a Super Bowl in each of the past three NFL seasons – Sydney Brown in 2025 and Nick Allegretti in 2023 and 2024 – and no matter who wins this weekend, that trend will continue. Both New ...

The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 schedules for conference football teams on Tuesday. Teams previously knew their opponents, but the game dates were revealed. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Illinois football will open its Big Ten ...

Illinois football has thus far lost more than it has gained via the transfer portal, but finally the Illini are starting to land FBS-level talent in the portal. After the Illini signed defensive back Deuce Fillmore (Georgia State) and linebacker Robert ...

Curt Cignetti is the toast of college football after leading Indiana to its first national championship after a victory against Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The Hoosiers coach also is a fan of the Illinois football team.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football got some good news when all-Big Ten defensive back Xavier Scott announced he would return to the Fighting Illini for the 2026 season. Scott posted a photo of himself in uniform to his Instagram on Thursday with the phrase ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University athletic director Tim Leonard has announced a four-year contract extension for football head coach Nick Hill through the 2029 season.