Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, ...

Illinois will have to prove the doubters wrong again next season after coach Bret Bielema improved his previous year's win ...

No one will hang quarterback Luke Altmyer's Citrus Bowl performance in the Louvre, but it had a certain beauty in its ...

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

Illinois is no stranger to late heroics. The Illini entered Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, leading the nation with four fourth-quarter comebacks. Once again, things would come down to the final ...

"We didn't finish.” Illinois and South Carolina looked to make program history by winning the 10th game of the season in the Citrus Bowl. Illinois' experience with the junior Altmeyer under ...

Story by Wes Huett, Dave Eminian and Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal Star The Illinois Fighting Illini face the South Carolina Gamecocks in Citrus Bowl at 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at Camping World Stadium in ...

Illinois is making its second appearance in the Citrus Bowl and its first since 1990 when running back Howard Griffith and quarterback Jeff George led the Illini to a 31-21 victory over Virginia.

The No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks and No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini are set to square off in the 2024 Citrus Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 31. South Carolina enters at 9-3, most recently defeating No ...

On New Year’s Eve, when Illinois takes the field in sunny Orlando, Florida, to face South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl (2 p.m. CT, on ESPN), it will be a day of firsts for Illini football.

Josh McCray scored two touchdowns, the Illinois defense bent but did not break and the No. 20 fighting Illini defeated No. 15 South Carolina 21-17 Tuesday in the Citrus Bowl. It was a back and ...

Illinois defeated Virginia 31-21 on Jan. 1, 1990, in its only Citrus Bowl appearance. 3 TD passes for Illinois QB Luke Altmyer in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime this season to ...