Nico Iamaleava. When it comes to the transfer portal this offseason, the former Tennessee Volunteer has CERTAINLY dominated the headlines for college football. He has, WITHOUT QUESTION, been the player that fans have been talking about at the water cooler at work. It’s rather upsetting that Nico’s selfishness has been the main topic of conversation… read more

IT’S DRAFT DAY!!! I hope you are as excited about the draft as I am, and I am excited to close out my pre-draft coverage for 2025 with my annual 7-round mock draft. As a reminder, this is not necessarily what I would do if I were the GM of each team. This is a… read more

The Fighting Illini were a bit of a disappointment last season, there’s no denying that. After a season filled with hope and promise, Brad Underwood’s bunch ended up fizzling out early in the NCAA Tournament; losing to Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats by a score of 84-75. It was a game filled with COUNTLESS mental errors… read more

Speculation. After a very disappointing end to the season for the Fighting Illini, the word “speculation” has been a popular word surrounding Brad Underwood’s squad. We have been wondering which members of this team would be returning to the school to continue their career in the navy and orange, and which ones would be departing… read more

The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are a few days removed from losing to the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and fans of the orange and blue are still reeling from the dismal defeat. It was a rough game for anyone to watch (let alone play in), as we saw… read more

I needed a few days. After Brad Underwood’s Fighting Illini lost (in DISMAL fashion) to the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament……I needed some time to cool off. I needed some time to let the actions of Sunday marinate inside of me, so that I didn’t write an article that I… read more

Big Ten Awards Reflects Balance of the Regular Season Gauntlet The 2024-2025 Big Ten Men’s season saw no clear-cut team run away with the conference and the additions of the 4 former Pac 12 schools rounded out some new logistical challenges that schools will improve on for next year. Now let’s take a look at… read more

This team is bad for my health. There, I said it; the ‘Fighting Illini’ out of the University of Illinois are one of those teams that knows how to get under my skin. They know how to push my buttons. They KNOW how to send me on a roller coaster of emotion, that more often… read more

It’s universally recognized that the Southeastern Conference and the Big 10 are the two best conferences in the nation when they took the field at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. However, on Saturday the #20 Illinois Fighting Illini earned bragging rights on the #15 South Carolina Gamecocks winning 21-17 in the first-ever matchup… read more

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, pits two teams from the nation’s two best college football conferences against one another. The Southeastern Conference’s #15 South Carolina Gamecocks will take on the Big 10’s #20 Illinois Fighting Illini on New Year’s Eve at 3:00 pm ET. Both teams will be missing significant pieces of the… read more