Terry Bannon

Getting offensive: Illinois' 378 rushing yards fell nine short of cracking the school's all-time top 10. The Illini averaged 7.4 yards per rush. On the defense: Illinois allowed only one...

Last week's record: 11-5 Season to date: 11-5 Bannon's best games GAME OF THE WEEK Chargers (1-0) at Patriots (1-0) 7:15 p.m. Sunday TV/radio: WMAQ-Ch. 5, WCKG-FM 105.9 Line: Patriots...

Illinois coach Ron Zook didn't go into Saturday night's home opener against Western Illinois expecting to unearth great truths about his team. In the wake of Appalachian State's upset of...

Illinois coach Ron Zook certainly did not go into Saturday night's home opener against Western Illinois expecting to unearth many great truths about his team. In the wake of last...

MATCHUP: Bears at Chargers 3:15 p.m. Sunday GAME OF THE WEEK TV/radio: WFLD-Ch. 32, WBBM-AM 780. Line: Chargers by 6. Last meeting: Bears won 20-7 at Soldier Field on Nov....

THE MATCHUP: SAINTS (2006: 10-6) AT COLTS (2006: 12-4) 7:30 p.m. Thursday TV/radio: WMAQ-Ch. 5, WSCR-AM 670 Line: Colts by 6 Last meeting: Colts won 55-21 at New Orleans on...

The University of Illinois band will play "Hail to the Orange" during halftime Saturday, as is traditional. But there will no appearance by Chief Illiniwek during the song. Bowing to...

It was right there for Illinois to take Saturday. Down by six points with 58 seconds to play, the Illini had a first down on the Missouri 22-yard line. The...

If reporters who cover college football for the Tribune have it right, 2007 will be the year of the Wolverine in the Big Ten. A survey to pick the best...

Starting running back Rashard Mendenhall carried 17 times for 108 yards and a touchdown Saturday as Illinois concluded its training camp in Rantoul with an intrasquad scrimmage. Freshman Brian Gamble,...