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The Illinois High School Association announced this week that its football playoffs will expand in 2026, with 128 new teams taking part in the postseason.
With a little under two weeks until the Liberty Mutual Music City bowl game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Tennessee Volunteers, Illini coach Bret Bielema addressed an extremely important question on the minds of many Illinois fans.
On the heels of Illinois State football’s trip to the Football Championship Subdivision title game, the athletics department has announced a $2.5 million gift to the football program.
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Illinois football names 6 team captains for 2025. See the list
Returning stars lead the way for the 2025 Illinois football team captains. See who Bret Bielema announced to wear 'C' on their jersey.
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Mount Carmel's Jordan Lynch named ALL-USA Midwest Team Coach of Year
Chicago Mount Carmel won its 4th straight Illinois state title, and its coach, Jordan Lynch, is the ALL-USA Midwest Football Team Coach of the Year.
Come the 2026 Illinois high school football season, teams can enter the new campaign with the belief they’ll make the playoffs because well, just about everyone will, according to a proposal that was reportedly passed today by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
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Playoff expansion coming to Illinois high school football
The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday announced the playoff field expanding from 256 teams to 384 teams has been approved by member schools.
Coming into the week, the Illinois football team wasn’t anywhere near the top 25 in any poll. Well, a win over the Maryland Terrapins and some key losses across the country have the Illini at least sniffing the AP Top 25. We were ranked No. 27, two spots ...
Former Illinois football coach Mike White, who died Sunday, went 47-41-3 at Illinois from 1980-87 and led the Illini to three bowl games.
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Longtime Illinois football coach and former NFL coach dies at age 89
Mike White coached the Illini for eight seasons, leading them to the Big Ten title in 1983. He also coached a decade in the NFL.
R's Small School All-Area football team features 24 players from around Springfield, from 8-Man to Class 3A. See who made the list.
The NCAA FCS D1 playoffs are still going strong. As semi-final Saturday starts, Villanova and Illinois State will square off for a seat in the championship!
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