Past briefs

  1. Wednesday, November 4Illinois beat Maryland 20-17 on Saturday on the road.
  2. Tuesday, November 3J Leman reviews the Maryland win and previews Nebraska on the Illini Inquirer Podcast. Illinois beat Maryland 20-17 on Saturday.
  3. Monday, November 2Nebraska opens as a 6.5-point favorite against Illinois, according to FanDuel.
  4. Sunday, November 1Illinois beat Maryland 20-17 on Saturday, its third win in a row. The Champaign Room says Illinois walks-off Maryland to extend streak.
  5. Saturday, October 31Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 at Memorial Stadium last Saturday.
  6. Friday, October 30Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 last Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
  7. Thursday, October 29Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
  8. Wednesday, October 28Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 on Saturday, and The Champaign Room says optimism is restored following the upset.
  9. Tuesday, October 27Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Champaign Room says the defense and rushing attack delivered a signature win.
  10. Monday, October 26Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Champaign Room has a podcast on the upset, also available on Spotify.
  11. Sunday, October 25Illinois beat Oregon 21-10 at home. The Champaign Room says Clayton wins battle of the backups and leads Illinois to the win. A second Champaign Room recap calls it an upset at home.
  12. Saturday, October 24Dylan Raiola is set to start Saturday against the Fighting Illini.
  13. Friday, October 23Illinois defense gets more intentionality out of the bye week, according to The Champaign Room.
  14. Thursday, October 22Whether the rested Illini can take advantage of Oregon's QB woes, on the Locked On Illini podcast.
  15. Wednesday, October 21Young QBs in the spotlight as Illinois hosts Oregon, per The Champaign Room.
  16. Tuesday, October 20Oregon's Evan Stewart was arrested on a DUI charge ahead of the Illinois matchup, The Champaign Room reports.
  17. Monday, October 19Illinois opens as an underdog against Oregon, according to FanDuel odds.
  18. Sunday, October 18Illinois beat Cincinnati 105-96 in an exhibition, and Locked On Illini's postgame show talks about the offense.
  19. Saturday, October 17Most fans are not ready for the start of the Michael Clayton II era, according to a TCR Reacts poll.
  20. Friday, October 16Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 on Saturday, October 10 at Spartan Stadium.
  21. Thursday, October 15Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Champaign Room says Clayton steps up as Houser goes down.
  22. Wednesday, October 14Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 at Spartan Stadium on Saturday.
  23. Tuesday, October 13Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. J Leman talks about the overtime win and the bye week on the Illini Inquirer Podcast.
  24. Monday, October 12Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Champaign Room Podcast has the win in OT, also on the TCR Podcast.
  25. Sunday, October 11Illinois beat Michigan State 38-37 on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Champaign Room says Clayton debuts, leads Illinois to win in overtime thriller.
  26. Saturday, October 10Illinois plays at Michigan State today. A look at the matchup is on Ep. 1240 of the Illini Inquirer Podcast.
  27. Friday, October 9Illinois lost to Purdue 24-17 at Memorial Stadium last Saturday.
  28. Thursday, October 8Illinois looks to regroup after the 24-17 home loss to Purdue, with injuries and defensive changes in focus ahead of Michigan State, per The Champaign Room.
  29. Wednesday, October 7Illinois lost to Purdue 24-17 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Champaign Room argues the team's lack of urgency can't spill over into 2027.
  30. Tuesday, October 6Illinois lost its Homecoming game to Purdue 24-17 on Saturday. The Daily Illini column calls it the latest link in losing chain, and it also ran a photo gallery of the Homecoming loss.