Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting Illini ...

Brett Bielema is absolutely disgusted with Josh Pate's personal power rankings. He voiced his frustration on X.

In this exercise, Florida would replace Tennessee as the third SEC team into the playoff field in 2025.

On Wednesday, college football analyst Josh Pate dropped his final top-25 of the year and he had a top five of Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame and Georgia, respectively. However, Illinois head ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates during the Illini’s 21-17 win against South Carolina in  the Citrus Bowl.

We are still in the wake of the conclusion of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. On Monday night, we saw No. 8 Ohio State defeat No. 7 Notre Dame to wi ...

Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun ...

This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox. Today, we’ll officially close the 2024 season with a look at our final rankings. And ...

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

After a devastating loss to Michigan in November, Ohio State recovered to win four in a row to win an expanded College ...