Looking ahead to the 2025 season, the Illinois Fighting Illini return many key starters on both sides of the ball. While one ESPN college football writer predicted a top-15 preseason ranking in 2025, ...

ESPN's FPI analytics view the Illini as underdogs against the Gamecocks, but the numbers also tell a more complex story ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois the lead and the Illini held on to beat No. 14 ...

Bowl games don't mean anything? Don't tell that to Illinois and South Carolina. Here's how social media reacted to the big ...

Bret Bielema should have been flagged for taunting South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, says ESPN's rules analyst.

ESPN's Football Power Index predicts a one-sided affair in the Citrus Bowl between South Carolina and Illinois.

During the 2024 college football regular season, ESPN’s FPI analytics were quite accurate in predicting the outcome of Illinois’ games. In fact, ESPN's metrics favored the team that would go ...