Illini Football

With bowl game eligibility on the line for both teams, The Illini look to take down the Wolverines in one of the toughest places to play in America: The Big House.

John dives into the history of the Purdue Cannon, as well as the lore of the name “Boilermaker” this week in his preview of Illini football.

The fight for bowl eligibility begins in earnest this week, but which version of the Illini team will show up?

Playing 6–0 MSU, the Illini face a Herculean task this Saturday in East Lansing. Are the young Illini up to the challenge?

It’s one of the toughest places to play in the nation. So will the Illini gridiron be up for the challenge?

The Illini gridiron have its work cut out for them on Saturday. The Ohio State University is as good as they’ve been in years.

Illinois faces its second in-state opponent in seven days. The thinking here is that the outcome remains the same.

On a brisk and perfect early autumn evening, T. McDade caught some of the Illini gridiron in action and John Johnson reports.

When the Illini take the field for their home opener tomorrow vs. SIU, it will be against the 2nd ranked team in the nation… in the FCS. We’ll see how that pans out…