Illinois Rumors & News

ABC 7 Chicago "Illinois is hiring Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters for the same role, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. New Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema picked Walters, who has been Missouri's primary defensive coordinator the past three seasons after two years in a..." January 06

ESPN "Illinois is hiring former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema to lead its football program, the school announced Saturday. Bielema, 50, has spent the past three seasons as an NFL assistant, working this year for the New York Giants after two..." December 19

Larry Brown Sports "Saturday’s Ohio State-Illinois game was canceled due to more positive COVID-19 cases within the Buckeyes’ program. Ohio State announced on Friday that head coach Ryan Day tested positive. He was going to miss the game and be replaced by Larry Johnson. However, Ohio..." November 28

The Big Lead "Illinois played Nebraska on Saturday in a thrilling midday Big Ten matchup that only those who truly love B1G football watched. The Cornhuskers, up 18 points in the early third quarter, decided to pull some trickery out of their back pockets and ran a fake punt. Maybe. I think that's what..." November 21

Yardbarker "The Illinois Fighting Illini turned in a rather convincing win over Nebraska on Saturday, and they rubbed it in afterward on Twitter. The loss dropped the Huskers to 1-3. They were widely credited as one of two schools most aggressive in getting the Big Ten to start its..." November 21