After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

The 2025 college football season is just around the corner. The Big Ten is home to each of the last two College Football Playoff champions in Michigan and Ohio State.

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team is ready to make history.

If I had to guess, these are the five teams currently ranked outside of the top 25 who will be in it soon.