Illinois moves to 5-3 after beating Maryland 20-17 with a last-second field goal, spoiling interim coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim's debut.

Oct. 31—COLLEGE PARK, Md. — One more ... ... Win needed for Illinois football to guarantee a 13th game this season. Bowl eligibility could come as soon as Friday night, when reeling Nebraska visits Gies Memorial Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff in Champaign. ... Feather in the cap for Illini coach Bret Bielema. His late-game strategy worked to perfection when Illinois took possession at its own 26 ...

Oct. 31—COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Bret Bielema has shared on numerous occasions some prescient moments he's had as a coach. That there was something he saw in a practice or a series of practices or week-to-week from one of his players that felt like it would deliver a big play come game day. Nearly two decades as a head coach and a dozen more as an assistant at both the college and NFL level has ...

Ghost town on Halloween.

Illinois football is still in the hunt for a prime bowl game, and these players are a big reason why.

Illinois football was able to bolster the roster this offseason, and there are a handful of transfer portal additions who need to have big 2026 campaigns.