Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini Fighting Illini

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Initial 2025 college football SP+ rankings for every FBS team Initial 2025 college football SP+ rankings for every FBS team

As spring camps approach, Bill Connelly looks at what the metrics tell us about which teams to watch next season.

Key players kept out of college football transfer portal Key players kept out of college football transfer portal

From Ohio State to Ole Miss, a look at the most important players who are -- so far -- staying put.

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College football 2025 returning production for all 136 FBS teams College football 2025 returning production for all 136 FBS teams

What teams have the most (and least) coming back, and what will it all mean next season?

Best portal addition for 2025's top 25 college football teams Best portal addition for 2025's top 25 college football teams

From Ohio State to Ole Miss, a look at the incoming players from the portal who could have the biggest impact.

Can Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Miami and others make a playoff push in 2025?! Can Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Miami and others make a playoff push in 2025?!

There are 13 teams that missed the 2024 College Football Playoff that McElroy thinks will be playoff contenders in 2025. Is Alabama ready to make the jump into the CFP in 2025? Can LSU and Miami start the season out with wins to push towards the playoffs? Can South Carolina improve on last year or will it be Florida or Ole Miss who make the jump into the CFP. Who from the BIG 10 and BIG 12 can make a run - is it finally USC’s chance or will Michigan bounce back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools 2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools

With national signing day closing out the 2025 classes, we rank all the top teams.

Scouting college football's top 2025 recruits by position Scouting college football's top 2025 recruits by position

How elite are the Nos. 1 and 2 recruits in the 2025 class? We analyze each position and break down who can be sleepers.

Sources: Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has accepted a job as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. He was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints (2014-15) and at Tulane (2012-13) prior to taking the Ball State head coaching job in 2016. Sources: Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has accepted a job as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. He was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints (2014-15) and at Tulane (2012-13) prior to taking the Ball State head coaching job in 2016.

100 best college football games of the 2024 season 100 best college football games of the 2024 season

From near fights to CFP classics, the 2024 season was the longest ever, but still delivered. Bill Connelly counts down the best games of the season.

Final college football defensive stop rate for 2024 season Final college football defensive stop rate for 2024 season

We ranked the top defenses for the 2024 season based on how many times an opponent's drive ended without points.

2024 Team Stats

Passing Yards
211.2
86th
Rushing Yards
153.6
79th
Points For
28.3
Tied-64th
Points Against
21.7
31st