University of Illinois Athletics

• Orange Dominates Blue in Football Spring Game Apr 19, 2021
  Team Orange defeated Team Blue in the Football Spring Game, 65-15.
• Monday Night Football: Orange and Blue Spring Game Set for BTN Apr 18, 2021
  Illinois fans will have their first opportunity to watch the 2021 Fighting Illini under first-year head coach Bret Bielema on Monday night under the lights at Memorial Stadium.
• Live Q&A with Astronaut Mike Hopkins Apr 12, 2021
  The Department of Aerospace Engineering is hosting a live-streamed Q&A with NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.
• Fans to be Admitted to 2021 Illinois Orange and Blue Spring Game Apr 12, 2021
  The spring game will give Illini fans the first opportunity to watch first-year head coach Bret Bielema and the 2021 Fighting Illini football squad.
• Four Football Student-Athletes Awarded Scholarships Apr 7, 2021
  Christian Bobak, Tailon Leitzsey, Michael Marchese, and Alec McEachern were told they were being put on scholarship at a team meeting Tuesday evening.
• Pat Ryan Named Director of Illinois High School Relations Apr 6, 2021
  Ryan joins the Illini following a 30-year head coaching career at Metamora High School.
• Tim McCarthy: From Walk-on to Starter to Hero Mar 30, 2021
  Forty years ago today, former Fighting Illini Tim McCarthy took a bullet in defense of President Ronald Reagan.
• Spring Ball Practice #1 Photos Mar 25, 2021
  Illinois was back at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday for the first practice of the Bret Bielema era.
• Hawthorne Named Director of High School Personnel and Illini Relations Mar 19, 2021
  Hawthorne was a two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention selection at Illinois before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, then becoming the defensive backs coach at his alma mater East St. Louis High School.
• Illinois Announces 2021 Football Analysts Mar 17, 2021
  Adam Kleffner (offense), Grant O'Brien (defense), and Greg Froelich (special teams) make up the Illini's analyst staff, along with previously announced senior analyst John Marinelli.