NCAA

Illinois fires athletic director after athlete allegations

November 9, 2015 7:03pm CST

Illinois fired athletic director Mike Thomas on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong but a change was needed after football and women's basketball players alleged they had been mistreated by their coaches.

South Dakota State with 25-20 win over Illinois State

November 8, 2015 8:37am CST

Taryn Christion accounted for three touchdowns to lead the Jackrabbits to a 25-20 upset of second-ranked Illinois State on Saturday.

Mitchell's kick gives Northwestern 23-21 win over Penn State

November 7, 2015 4:29pm CST

Jack Mitchell's 35-yard field goal with nine seconds left gave the Northwestern Wildcats a 23-21 win Saturday over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Illinois snaps losing skid 48-14 over Purdue

November 7, 2015 4:27pm CST

Illinois entered Saturday's game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards in all games and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games.

Hackenberg leads Penn State over Illinois 39-0

November 1, 2015 10:25am CST

Christian Hackenberg caught four passes all week in preparation to catch just one on Saturday. Maybe.

Illinois State needs late rally to beat Indiana State 27-24

November 1, 2015 10:22am CST

Marshaun Coprich ran for 165 yards and a touchdown as Illinois State rallied to defeat Indiana State 27-24 Saturday.

Wadley has 4 TDs, No. 17 Iowa tops No. 20 Northwestern 40-10

October 17, 2015 4:07pm CDT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 192 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa over No. 20 Northwestern 40-10 on Saturday. With leading rusher Jordan Canzeri sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over for Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten). The injury occurred following a short run when Northwestern linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on Canzeri, folding his ankle under a pile of players.

Illinois State beats Youngstown State 31-29

October 11, 2015 9:45am CDT

Marshaun Coprich ran for 131 yards and a touchdown and Illinois State held on to beat Youngstown State 31-29 on Saturday night.

No. 13 Northwestern humbled in 38-0 loss to No. 18 Michigan

October 11, 2015 9:42am CDT

Northwestern was put on its heels in the opening seconds by Michigan and simply could not recover.

Northern Illinois beats Ball State 59-41

October 11, 2015 9:38am CDT

Drew Hare threw two touchdowns and ran for another while Joel Bouagnon and Jordan Huff ran for two scores each as Northern Illinois beat Ball State 59-41 on Saturday.

No. 22 Iowa holds off Illinois 29-20

October 10, 2015 5:27pm CDT

With their unbeaten season in peril, Iowa put the ball in Jordan Canzeri's hands.

Late Allison TD delivers Illinois win over Nebraska, 14-13

October 4, 2015 10:09am CDT

The Illini fought back from a 13-0 fourth-quarter deficit, defeating the Cornhuskers 14-13 on a 1-yard touchdown pass to Geronimo Allison with 10 seconds left in the game.

Central Michigan overtakes Northern Illinois 29-19

October 4, 2015 10:03am CDT

Cooper Rush threw two touchdown passes and Brian Eavey kicked three field goals Saturday to help Central Michigan overtake Northern Illinois for a 29-19 win in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.

Illinois State rides Coprich to 21-13 win over Northern Iowa

October 4, 2015 10:01am CDT

Marshaun Coprich had 169 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns to lead Illinois State past Northern Iowa 21-13 on Saturday.

Minnesota struggles in 27-0 loss to No. 16 Northwestern

October 3, 2015 5:02pm CDT

One drive after another, Minnesota did everything it could to break Northwestern's defense.

Illinois survives Blue Raiders 27-25 with late field goal

September 27, 2015 9:29am CDT

After Taylor Zalewski's 51-yard field goal gave Illinois a 2-point lead with 2:09 to play Saturday, the struggling kicker got a playful shove from one of his lineman, and a hug around his helmet from relieved quarterback Wes Lunt.