Illinois quarterback Juice Williams is questionable to play against Northwestern next Saturday after suffering an ankle sprain at Minnesota. That means Jacob Charest could make his first start as the Illini go for their third consecutive win.

Coach Ron Zook said…

Eddie McGee will start at quarterback in place of Juice Williams against Michigan State, Illinois coach Ron Zook announced on his radio show this morning.

“This is not all on Juice,” he said during an interview on WDWS in Champaign. “The…

Illinois coach Ron Zook wavered Sunday afternoon when asked if Juice Williams would continue to start at quarterback, admitting that the coaching staff has conducted “a lot of conversation” about that topic in the aftermath of a loss to Penn…

It’s difficult to analyze these Illinois preseason scrimmages because coach Ron Zook opts to play his No. 1 offense against the No.1 defense and vice versa. Zook harped on the abundance of mistakes and learning opportunities the Illini had.

But there were…

Illini receiver Arrelious Benn has been named to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Trophy and guard Jon Asamoah is on the list for the Outland Trophy. Those announcements give Illinois five players who are on preseason watch lists for…

The Illinois football program is now almost a year removed from being the focus of a Big Ten Network reality-type show, “The Journey,” but the debate continues about whether it was a good decision to allow cameras to follow the…

Juice Williams is one of 33 quarterbacks on the first watch list for the Davey O’Brien award, given annually to the top college quarterback.

Last year’s winner, Sam Bradford of Oklahoma, heads the list, both alphabetically and in stature at this…

Juice Williams, Jarred Fayson and Antonio Gully will be in St. Louis on Saturday for a Arch Rivalry pep rally at 4 p.m. at the J. Buck’s Restaurant downtown.

Tickets for the Sept. 5 game against MUgo on sale Saturday at…

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was named the Big Ten’s preseason offensive player of the year and Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones picked up the defensive honor.

Pryor earned the vote of the media over several returning candidates who had bigger…

Mike Locksley spent the day making the rounds in Albuquerque, addressing his new players at New Mexico in the morning and the media in the afternoon at a press conference where he officially was announced as the Lobos head coach.

And…