Much has been made already of the flare-up in the Cheez-It Bowl between South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach ...

Considering the Big Ten finish expected of Illinois in the preseason (No. 14 out of 18 teams), a 10-win season culminating in a Citrus Bowl win would seem to make a final-game report card sort of ...

Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting Illini ...

Bowl games, for the most part, are inherently silly. Outside of the College Football Playoff, they feature two teams with little in terms of established history or geographical interest playing in ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates during the Illini’s 21-17 win against South Carolina in  the Citrus Bowl.

The Citrus Bowl is a college football bowl game played on an annual basis in Camping World Stadium. Originating in 1947, it was initially known as the Tangerine Bowl from 1946 to 1982, the Florida ...

Illinois had a historic 2024 college football season, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. Every story about coach ...

No. 21 Illinois beats No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in the Citrus Bowl for its 10th win of the season ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway ...

South Carolina football loses a top-100 recruit in the 2026 class, forcing HC Shane Beamer to explore other options ...

0 Victories for Illinois in six games against SEC opponents. The Illini lost to Florida 14-0 on Sept. 23, 1967, Mississippi State 28-21 on Oct. 4, 1980, Alabama 21-15 in the Liberty Bowl on Dec ...

My ballot was one of the three listing Illinois at No, 12, joined by Adam Zucker of CBS and Sean Reider of the Albuquerque (N ...