When Ryan Walters was a senior safety at the University of Colorado, he had Thursday lunches with former Colorado running back turned businessman Estes Banks, who was a bit of a mentor.
Perhaps a more productive use of Ethan Tabel's time would be to sit at a desk with a pencil and paper in front of him as he produced a wave of new art.
According to a report, Bret Bielema has added the first piece to his defensive staff.
Patterson, who has coached tight ends all three years, will coach running backs for the Illini.
Illinois' defensive line got a boost on Tuesday.
CHAMPAIGN — James McCourt is an avid golfer and perhaps one of the best on the Illinois football team, so it was fitting when he produced a cr…
CHAMPAIGN — As Bret Bielema continues to fill out his coaching staff, he's also active in the recruiting world.
Bret Bielema's coaching staff is coming together.
Another defensive player on the Illinois football team declared for the NFL Draft.
CHAMPAIGN — Another defensive player on the Illinois football team declared for the NFL Draft.
After a breakout senior season, Illinois defensive end Owen Carney Jr. has entered the transfer portal.
There's a passion in Bart Miller's voice for coaching football. You can sense it, feel it through the Zoom screens that have partially defined communication in 2020.
There's a passion in Bart Miller's voice for coaching football. You can sense it, feel it through the Zoom screens that have partially defined communication in 2020.
There's a passion in Bart Miller's voice for coaching football. You can sense it, feel it through the Zoom screens that have partially defined communication in 2020.
After the Northwestern game in the penultimate game of the season, Brandon Peters knew it was his intent to continue with college football.
Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema made his first coaching staff hire on Monday by hiring Tony Petersen as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.
Kendrick Green can thank his brother for posting a photo of a sixth-grade version of himself, all smiles and holding a basketball next to Shaun Livingston.
In October, when the football season started, Vederian Lowe started mapping out his options for the future.
Instead of pursuing a sixth season at Illinois, star linebacker Jake Hansen declared for the NFL Draft.
Josh Whitman knew after the Iowa football game on Dec. 5 that he was ready to make a change in his football program.
As the University of Illinois football team played football on the field at Memorial Stadium this past fall, high school fields sat empty.
Doug Kramer Jr. insisted he's just another guy on the Illinois football team, and that a sixth season of eligibility — and likely a third straight year as team captain — doesn't carry any extra incentives like, say, a special parking spot.
Like a good downfield block or a running back absorbing a hit from a blitzing linebacker to give the quarterback an extra second in the pocket…
In case you missed it: Here's how the Bret Bielema era officially got underway at the University of Illinois.
Illinois native Bret Bielema is glad to be coaching in his home state.
