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College football bowl games this week
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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.
Tennessee will play Illinois in the Music City Bowl, featuring prolific passers Joey Aguilar and Luke Altmyer. Here's the matchup and prediction.
Quarterback Luke Altmyer and linebacker Gabe Jacas made their decisions about playing in the Illini's final game. What is the fallout?
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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.
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.
The Wildcats are pulling out all the stops to pack Villanova Stadium on Saturday night against Illinois State (7:30 p.m., ESPN2) as they try to advance to the title game for the first time since 2009.
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One of Peoria area's most successful football coaches headed to Illinois hall of fame
Farmington coach Toby Vallas among 16 headed into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association hall of fame in 2026.
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A weak quarterback transfer portal market could buck a trend for Illinois football
Illinois football has been elevated by the transfer portal market, but the 2026 campaign might be a little different for the program.