News-Gazette beat writer Bob Asmussen is on the voting panel, the only one from the state. He had Illinois at No. 19.

Has your opinion of the Big Ten changed after four weeks of college football? Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan and Penn State ...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Tommy Rittenhouse threw three touchdown passes and Wenkers Wright ran for 150 yards as Illinois State defeated rival Eastern Illinois 31-7 on Saturday. The Redbirds (3-1) regained ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Paxton DeLaurent threw four touchdown passes and Southeast Missouri State defeated Southern Illinois 38-21 on Saturday night.

Playing for the first time since stunning Notre Dame two weeks ago, No. 23 Northern Illinois lost to Buffalo 23-20 in ...

The Huskies, playing for the first time since winning at then-No. 5 Notre Dame two weeks ago, managed just six points in the ...

Penn State accomplished most of its goals, though injuries to linebacker Dom DeLuca and running back Cam Wallace stung. The Nittany Lions replaced their starters in the third quarter, gave meaningful ...

Upton Bellenfant kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Buffalo a 23-20 victory over No. 23 Northern Illinois.

No. 24 Illinois and No. 22 Nebraskas will open Big Ten play in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium — the 400th ...

The Nittany Lions took longer than expected to roll over one of the worst teams in college football. See their grades vs.

Illinois’ Howard Griffith sets an NCAA record when he scores eight rushing touchdowns in a 56-21 rout of Southern Illinois. Griffith gets touchdowns on three consecutive carries in the ...

Tenth-ranked Penn State looked refreshed and refocused in a 56-0 shutout of Kent State Saturday afternoon, setting program ...