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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football team will begin the 2025 season ranked #12 in the US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll, USA TODAY announced Monday. The Fighting Illini begin the season in the Coaches Poll top 15 for the first time since 1990, when Illinois also checked in at #12 in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
Illinois' #12 preseason ranking is tied for the second-highest in program history
Illinois returns 16 starters from last season — tied for the most in the nation — and 18 starters from last year's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl team that finished #16 in the final Coaches Poll.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has been named to the preseason watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Monday. Altmyer is one of 46 players on the preseason watch list, which includes 22 quarterbacks, and is one of 10 standouts listed from the Big Ten. He is the second Illini in program history to be named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list, joining consensus All-American defensive lineman Johnny Newton (2023). Running back Chase Brown was a semifinalist for the honor in 2022.
(Gibson City–jc) University of Illinois running back Aiden Laughery is ready for the season to begin. The Former Gibson City Melvin Sibley standout says conditioning and being the best version of himself has helped in preparation for a new year at the University of Illinois…
University of Illinois Football Player Aiden Laughery from Gibson City
(Urbana–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team continues to prepare for its home opener on August 29th. One player back after an injury is linebacker Dylan Rosiek. The East Lake Florida, native, says he was happy to get back to the practice schedule…
University of Illinois Football Player Dylan Rosiek.
WPXN has been airing the Illini Football and Basketball games for 35 years. The first game is set for Friday August 29th.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois long snapper Lane Hansen has been named to the preseason watch list for the Patrick Mannelly Award. Hansen, a senior entering his fourth season as the Fighting illini's starting long snapper, is one of 30 players on the preseason watch list as a candidate to be recognized as the best in NCAA Division I football.
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