ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI NEWS

Illinois dismisses safety Bennett Williams

Illinois has dismissed sophomore safety Bennett Williams from the football team

OCTOBER 11, 2018

AJ Bush runs for 2 TDs, passes for another, Illinois wins

AJ Bush runs for 2 TDs, passes for another, Illinois wins

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Penn State opens Big Ten play against Illinois

Penn State heavily favored in Big Ten opener against Illinois

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Illinois RB Mike Epstein poised for breakout season

Illinois RB Mike Epstein poised for breakout season with No. 10 Penn State looming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Illinois posts costly 34-14 win over Western Illinois

Illinois beat Western Illinois 34-14 Saturday, but lost starting quarterback AJ Bush to injury in the first quarter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Illinois hosts Western Illinois, eager to find footing

Illinois hosts Western Illinois, eager to find footing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Knee injury ends Illinois WR Dudek’s season for 3rd time

Knee injury ends Illinois WR Dudek's season for 3rd time

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Illinois tops Kent St. 31-24, extends home-opener win streak

Illinois defeated Kent State 31-24 to extend its home-opener win streak to 21 games, the fourth-longest in the nation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Illinois names senior AJ Bush starting quarterback

Illinois names senior AJ Bush starting quarterback

AUGUST 27, 2018

Lovie Smith confident Illinois can play winning football

Lovie Smith confident Illinois can play winning football

AUGUST 16, 2018

Michigan State signs DT out of Illinois

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State has signed defensive tackle Dashaun Mallory to a national letter of intent.

MARCH 28, 2018

Sooners are OK with Rhode Island on tap

Sooners are OK with Rhode Island on tap

MARCH 15, 2018

Indiana’s defense delivers knockout punch against Illinois

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) When Illinois tried to negate Juwan Morgan's offensive impact Wednesday, the Indiana forward found other ways to fin...

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Garner, Carr help Penn State beat Illinois 74-52

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Over the past several years, Penn State hasn't made a lot of noise in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions haven't had a win...

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Happ scores 27, Wisconsin beats Illinois 78-69

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Ethan Happ scored 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting to lead Wisconsin to a series record 13th straight win over Illinois,...

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

No. 17 Ohio State holds off pesky Illinois to win 75-67

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With Illinois leading by 11 points with 8:45 left in the first half, Ohio's State's Keita Bates-Diop went to work.

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

No. 17 Ohio State faces Illinois next in title bid (Feb 03, 2018)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The final month of the regular season is here and Ohio State surprisingly finds itself in position to make a run at a Big Ten championship.

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Flaherty, No. 19 Michigan women steamroll Illinois 86-42 (Jan 20, 2018)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Katelynn Flaherty scored 27 points, Hailey Brown and Hallie Thome had double-doubles and No. 19 Michigan continued the best start in school history with an...

JANUARY 21, 2018

Wisconsin ends slump, beats Illinois 75-50 (Jan 19, 2018)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) He scores, he rebounds, he leads the press break at 6 feet, 10 inches tall.

JANUARY 20, 2018

Tennessee State adds ex-Tide LB Brown, ex-Gophers QB Croft

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee State has added four Football Bowl Subdivision transfers with the arrivals of former Alabama linebacker Mekhi Brown, Minnesota quarterback Demry C...

JANUARY 20, 2018

Bohannon, Iowa rally from 20 down, beat Illinois in OT (Jan 11, 2018)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Jordan Bohannon scored 29 points to help Iowa rally from a 20-point deficit for a 104-97 overtime win over Illinois o...

JANUARY 12, 2018

Beamer, Brown head College Football Hall of Fame class

ATLANTA (AP) Coaches Frank Beamer and Mack Brown were selected Monday for the College Football Hall of Fame, part of a class of 13 that in...

JANUARY 8, 2018