AUGUST 30, 2025 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Illini Legends, Lists & Lore: Chris Carpenter The former Illini football player in the mid-1980s is now a renowned winemaker in Napa Valley
Luke Altmyer powers No. 12 Illinois to opening blowout of WIU Luke Altmyer threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns and No.12 Illinois scored on its first five possessions to trigger a 52-3 season-openi...
AUGUST 30, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Beatty returns punt for TD, breaks Grange's nearly 102-year-old mark in No. 12 Illini's opening rout
Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown and broke Red Grange’s nearly 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 12 Illini rout Western Ill...AUGUST 30, 2025 • Associated Press
John Forster - Confirmed out for 2025 Forster (knee) is out for the duration of the 2025 season, per Illinois Football.
Impact Forster, a true freshman, was suspected to be out for the entire season after he sustained a knee injury in fall camp, and the Week 1 availability report confirms this. Illinois will rely on Aidan Laughery and Kaden Feagin in the backfield.
AUGUST 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
How to Watch Illinois vs. Western Illinois: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – August 29, 2025
Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks game, Friday, Aug. 29.AUGUST 29, 2025 • Data Skrive
STANDINGS
BIG SOUTH-OVC
BIG TEN
BIG SOUTH-OVC | W-L | CONF | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | ||||
5 | ||||
6 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
9 | ||||
FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITES ADD MORE
Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players to personalize your FOX Sports experience.
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Illinois Fighting Illini
EVENT INFO
Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Champaign, IL
Aug 29, 2025
56,040
3 Hours 24 Minutes
