Illini coach Bret Bielema on Thursday addressed the health status and Week 2 availability of Brandon Henderson, Daniel Brown ...

Despite holding the ball for under 19 minutes, Illinois opened the 2026 season with a 42-23 victory over UAB, spoiling Alex Mortensen's head coaching debut behind four total touchdowns from Katin ...

Illinois football continued its strong play under coach Bret Bielema with a runaway win in the second half over UAB. Several performances stood out.

Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in his Illinois debut as the Illini defeated UAB 42-23 on ...

The Illini may have escaped with a 42-23 win, but this second-quarter sequence may speak volumes of what's to come ...

UAB didn’t travel to Champaign, Illinois, in search of moral victories, but an early takeaway from its opening game is that ...

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The new-look Illinois Fighting Illini come off the most successful two-year stretch in program history with an almost ...

The Illini emerged from their opener with a 42-23 win over the Blazers, but there was more to know than met the eye ...

UAB’s football season opener will come with a payday this season. The Blazers will be paid $1.125 million for their matchup ...

The highlight of the night was Houser’s Hail Mary to sixth-year wideout Ty Robinson. One of UAB’s defensive backs had it in ...

The Illinois Fighting Illinois face UAB for the first time ever in Champaign in the 2026 football opener. What to know.