LaCrue was the last Wisconsin transfer to announce his destination. He drops down to the FCS level to play for an Eastern Illinois program that just saw multi-year starter Pierce Holley exhaust his ...

The Illinois football team is building a special class of 2026, and adding another talented defensive back would help strengthen the group. Bret Bielema has got ...

It has been a pretty good offseason for the Illinois football program, as the transfer portal hasn’t hit us too hard. Have there been some transfer portal depar ...

Where Big Ten programs stand after the first wave of roster movement, led by Oregon and Penn State on the rise.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.

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