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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Katin Houser found Collin Dixon for a 14-yard TD to extend the Illinois Fighting Illini's lead vs. the UAB Blazers.

Katin Houser connected with Ty Robinson for a 54-yard Hail Mary TD, extending the Illinois Fighting Illini's lead over the ...

UAB at Illinois, Thursday, 9 p.m. ET How to watch: Big Ten Network Key stats Illinois (2025) Overall offense: 373.8 yards per ...

UAB’s offense totaled 413 yards, but the Blazers dropped their opening game of the season at Big Ten opponent Illinois 42-23 on Thursday night. Quarterback Ryder Burton completed 18 of 31 passes for ...

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 ...