College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Since 2016, the Big Ten’s non-conference scheduling had to include at least one Power 5 team. Of course, not every matchup would be pitting the Big Ten’s best against another top team. It happened a few times and it was often celebrated. This requirement set up Ohio State against Oklahoma, TCU, Oregon, and Washington (later […] READ MORE
In the first college football game of 2023, the Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ReliaQuest Bowl 19-10. It was an emotional game for the Bulldogs, as the team was looking to honor Mike Leach with a win. It was not pretty offensively with both teams struggling for most of the […] READ MORE
The first college football game of 2023 will be a clash between the SEC and Big Ten in the ReliaQuest Bowl from Tampa, Florida. The annual bowl game formerly known as the Outback Bowl will feature the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Both teams ended the regular season with 8-4 records and […] READ MORE
The historically inept, and quite frankly unacceptable, offensive play that Iowa continues to exhibit was on display again in Champaign. The Hawkeyes reached the red zone just three times on 13 drives in a 9-6 loss to Illinois. One of those red zone trips was the result of a fumble recovery at the five-yard line. […] READ MORE
The Illinois Fighting Illini have allowed just three touchdowns this season. None of them have been inside Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Visitors have scored just nine total points when traveling to Illinois this season. Saturday, Iowa will play inside that stadium against one of the top defenses in the nation. Head coach Bret Bielema and […] READ MORE
After Senior Day pageantries, Iowa came out slow on both sides of the ball. Illinois took a quick 10-0 lead in the first quarter before Iowa could even muster up 10 yards of offense. The Illini scored on their first two possessions for the first time all season. However, momentum swung on Illinois’ second kickoff […] READ MORE
It’s Senior Day in Iowa City this Saturday and the Illinois Fighting Illini travel to visit the Hawkeyes for the final home game of the season. Iowa has won seven straight against the Illini, including their comeback win last season in Champaign. The Hawkeyes scored 35 unanswered points to secure the victory a year ago. […] READ MORE
Ohio State and Illinois will continue their battle for the Illibuck trophy this Saturday. The Buckeyes have won the last nine, the last five of which by 25 points or more. The last time Illinois won was 2007, which didn’t stop Ohio State from appearing in the BCS National Championship Game for the second year […] READ MORE
An impressive offensive performance from the California Golden Bears (8-5) led them to a 35-20 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-7) in the Redbox bowl. It was the Golden Bears first bowl win since 2015. Although Illinois took a quick 10-7 lead in the first quarter, they went cold and were outscored 28-10 the […] READ MORE
The 18th installment of the Redbox Bowl will feature the California Golden Bears (7-5, Pac-12) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6, Big Ten). The game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and it will kick off December 30th, at 4 p.m. EST. It will be televised on FOX. Here is a […] READ MORE
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