The ingredients are there for No. 12 Illinois to emerge from years of mediocrity and make a run into the 12-team College ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ahead of his third and final year playing in an Illinois jersey, Luke Altmyer has been named a team captain ...

Altmyer was excellent in leading his team to a 10-3 record last season – so why wasn't it enough to warrant top-40 status?

Quarterback Luke Altmyer believes Illinois belongs in the conversation of the top teams in the country. He’s confident he can ...

The conference is laden with young quarterback talent, including freshmen and sophomores who make up three of the top five ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer earned the ultimate seal of football approval — being named a captain — with the simple, ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has what every player, coach and fan desires most from their team's on-field leader: reps. Specifically, college game experience. Altmyer, who has already played ...

Photos of the 12th-ranked Illinois football team practicing at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 7, 2025, in Champaign.

James Franklen is labeled as a coach who can't win the big game because if he wins, it's not a big game. His win at Hard Rock ...

Nebraska is one of only five Big Ten teams that return starting quarterbacks who were the primary starters with the same ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altymer is one of 80 players named to the preseason Watch List for the Maxwell Award. Altmyer, a senior from Starkville, Miss., is one of 47 quarterbacks and 14 Big Ten ...

Yet Illinois’ Luke Altmyer was nowhere to be found on the list. Of all 11 teams listed ahead of the Illini in USA Today’s coaches poll, every team’s expected starter was featured by Connelly.