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Illinois football is an ugly mess … and still good enough to win the Big Ten West

Chances are, it’ll still essentially come down to a round-robin among Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Illini.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois turns Memorial Stadium into the gaffe factory in 30-13 loss to No. 7 Penn State

Woe was anyone who watched the Illini shoot themselves in the foot, and then in the other foot, and then in the same two feet all over again during their Big Ten opener.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Game Hunting: Penn State is coming at you, Illini. Are you up to a challenge like this one?

Also: picks for Central Michigan-Notre Dame, Northwestern-Duke, Minnesota-North Carolina, Washington-Michigan State and other Week 3 games.

Chicago Sun-Times

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No. 7 Penn State ready for a raucus crowd at Illinois

The Illini are coming off a disappointing loss last week at Kansas. They hope a raucous home crowd can carry them to an upset win.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ Bret Bielema talked big coming into the season. Now he’s got big work to do.

Bielema “didn’t come here to go 8-5” again, but, with the Illini off to an unimpressive 1-1 start, we have to ask: Is 8-5 even attainable?

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern loses 24-7 to Rutgers — yes, that Rutgers — in first game without Pat Fitzgerald

Everything about this game was strange, starting with a matchup of bottom-of-the-barrel teams taking place in a national CBS telecast on a Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Caleb Griffin kicks 29-yard FG in closing seconds to lift Illinois over Toledo

Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns. Miles Scott returned an interception 48 yards for a score, and the Illini squeezed out the win in a back-and-forth game to start coach Bret Bielema’s third season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Holy Toledo, are the Illini in trouble? And will ‘confident’ Northwestern win at Rutgers?

Big Game Hunting: Week 1 picks for Toledo-Illinois, Northern Illinois-Boston College, Ohio State-Indiana, Northwestern-Rutgers and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ranking the head coaches of the Big Ten for 2023

Ranking the head coaches of the Big Ten:

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Brothers Josh, James Kreutz ready to bear down and do some damage at Illinois

Josh, the Illini’s starting center, and James, a redshirt freshman linebacker, are the sons of six-time Pro Bowler Olin Kreutz.

Chicago Sun-Times

Luke Altmyer will be Illinois’ starting quarterback

Altmyer transferred to Illinois in January after two seasons at Mississippi, where he started one game and appeared in three others last season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big 10: on Illinois’ QB decision, Georgia’s three-peat hopes, more Northwestern nonsense

Which name goes on the Illini’s QB1 line will speak volumes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bret Bielema says Illinois has ‘unfinished business’

Losing four of the final five games last season, including the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State, left a sour taste for the Illini.

Chicago Sun-Times

(More) Big Ten expansion steals the headlines as college football training camps get rolling

Oregon and Washington cannonballing into the Big Ten pool? Really? Also: the latest at Illinois, Notre Dame, NIU (and Northwestern, too … maybe).

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Morgan Park’s Tysean Griffin, Lyons’ Eddie Tuerk commit to Illinois

Last week, the Fighting Illini picked up commitments from two highly sought-after recruits: Morgan Park standout Tysean Griffin and Lyons two-way lineman Eddie Tuerk.

Chicago Sun-Times

No laughing: Would Illinois be a contender for an expanded football playoff in 2023?

Illini coach Bret Bielema was at Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time the other day, a perfect opportunity to put the question to him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Analyzing where Mel Tucker, rest of Big Ten land in CBS Sports’ coaches rankings

The annual tradition of ranking college football coaches has arrived

Chicago Sun-Times

After too many close losses in 2022, Illini have spent the offseason in finishing school

Being better at that — finishing — has been in Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s mind all offseason. If he has had one thing driving himself and one prevailing message to his staff and players, that’s it.

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Where the Defensive Coordinator Carousel Leaves College Football’s Top Teams

Alabama, Arkansas and more are hoping to usher in a new era with fresh coaching personnel.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Unpacking Future Packers: No. 58, Illinois DB Jartavius “Quan” Martin

Up next in the Unpacking Future Packers draft preview series is Illinois DB Jartavius "Quan" Martin.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: How a missed call in Illinois’ loss to Michigan may have led to the most lopsided national title game ever

CHICAGO — It’s clear TCU was not remotely in the same area code as Georgia in the Horned Frogs’ 65-7 loss Monday in the College Football Playoff national championship game at SoFi Stadium.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Way-too-early look at next year’s Big Ten football power rankings

Here is our very early look at our Big Ten football power rankings for 2023. Would you take Ohio State or Michigan, or the rest of the field? #B1G

Chicago Sun-Times

Simeon’s Malik Elzy commits to Illinois

Elzy, who had offers from nearly 30 FBS colleges, committed to Illinois on Saturday at the All-American Game in San Antonio.

Chicago Sun-Times

ReliaQuest Bowl: Revamped Illinois secondary under the gun vs. Mississippi State ‘Air Raid’

Pass defense has been the Illini’s biggest strength, but that was with Devon Witherspoon and Sydney Brown.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois vs Mississippi State ReliaQuest Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Illinois vs Mississippi State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday, January 2, 2023

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