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Illini Guys · 1h ago Barna, Farrell & Darrell Prater Expected to be Illini Defensive Line Starters in 2026 2

Illinois Football · 10h ago 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘆. Bring a donation to FamILLy Movie Night on Aug. 8 and help us support students across Champaign-Urbana. https://t.co/sElig6Q7zJ 3

Illinois Athletics · 19h ago Bielema Announces Third Annual FamILLy First Backpack and School Supply Drive 4

Yahoo Sports CFB · 1d ago Katin Houser quote on guiding Illinois shows how unselfish the new QB is

Schedule

SEP 3

vs UAB 9:00 PM ET

SEP 12

vs Duke 3:30 PM ET

SEP 19 vs Southern Illinois 2:00 PM ET

SEP 26

@ Ohio State TBD

OCT 3

vs Purdue TBD

OCT 10

@ Michigan State TBD

OCT 24

vs Oregon TBD

OCT 31

@ Maryland TBD

NOV 6

vs Nebraska 8:00 PM ET

NOV 13

@ UCLA 9:00 PM ET

NOV 21

vs Iowa TBD

NOV 28

@ Northwestern TBD

Players to Watch

QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #19 · steady 22K followers · 5 mentions / wk

CB · #6 · JR Juice Clarke #80 · steady 7,919 followers · 2 mentions / wk

S · #7 · SR Matthew Bailey #80 · steady 5,632 followers · 2 mentions / wk

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QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #19 · steady 22K followers · 5 mentions / wk

CB · #6 · JR Juice Clarke #80 · steady 7,919 followers · 2 mentions / wk

S · #7 · SR Matthew Bailey #80 · steady 5,632 followers · 2 mentions / wk

#PlayerPosClass · Size Attention rankFollowersMentions / wk

Katin Houser QB SR · 6'3" 201 #19 — 22K 5 6

Juice Clarke CB JR · 6'1" 166 #80 — 7,919 2 7

Matthew Bailey S SR · 6'2" 190 #80 — 5,632 2 59

Jake Renfro IOL SR · 6'2" 310 #158 — 5,770 1 75

Brandon Henderson IOL JR · 6'4.5" 305 #158 — 3,856 1 43

Joe Barna DL SO · 6'4" 245 #158 — 3,037 1 70

Maika Matelau IOL SR · 6'4" 341 #158 — 1,992 1 96

Darrell Prater DL SR · 6'3" 300 #158 — 1,845 1 71

Nathan Knapik OT SO · 6'7" 260 #158 — 1,791 1 72

Christian Martin OT JR · 6'5" 265 #158 — 542 1 — Nasir Rankin PG 5'11.5" 167 — 51K 0 26

Ismael Kante EDGE SR · 6'2" 225 — 31K 0 1

Jayshon Platt WR SR · 6'0" 180 — 21K 0 13

Hudson Clement WR SR · 6'1" 190 — 12K 0 2

Carson Boyd QB FR · 5'10.5" 180 — 12K 0 7

Michael Clayton QB FR · 6'3.5" 200 — 9,704 0 32

Tywan Cox S FR · 5'9.5" 165 — 8,484 0 19

Jacob Eberhart S FR · 6'2" 210 — 8,138 0 14

Andre Lovett CB FR · 6'1.5" 160 — 7,748 0 20

John Forster RB FR · 5'10" 185 — 7,401 0 3

Kaden Feagin TE JR · 6'2" 217 — 7,205 0 52

Micah Smith IOL FR · 6'5.5" 320 — 7,146 0 83

Eddie Kasper WR SR · 5'10" 160 — 7,112 0 1

Xavier Scott CB SR · 6'0" 180 — 6,890 0 8

Cam Thomas LB FR · 6'0" 200 — 6,819 0 30

Tony Williams LB FR · 5'10.5" 215 — 6,327 0 21

Aidan Laughery RB SR · 5'11" 183 — 5,324 0 0

Kenyon Alston WR FR · 6'2" 172 — 5,179 0 33

Grant Beerman LB FR · 6'3.5" 210 — 5,177 0 38

Jack Paris LB FR · 6'3" 210 — 4,976 0 11

Brayden Trimble WR FR · 6'0" 170 — 4,967 0 24

Javari Barnett RB FR · 6'0" 215 — 4,758 0 55

TJ McMillen IOL JR · 6'4" 235 — 4,612 0 23

Jordan Anderson TE SR · 6'3" 240 — 4,591 0 78

Eddie Tuerk DL SO · 6'3.5" 260 — 4,437 0 5

Jakwon Morris CB SO · 6'1" 175 — 4,379 0 99

King Liggins DL FR · 6'3" 255 — 4,308 0 2

RJ Jones CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 4,272 0 17

Collin Dixon WR JR · 6'1" 200 — 4,216 0 10

Ty Robinson WR SR · 6'4" 190 — 4,168 0 53

Kai Pritchard IOL FR · 6'4.5" 280 — 4,018 0 25

Nelsyn Wheeler RB FR · 5'9" 200 — 3,990 0 52

Pat Farrell LB JR · 6'5" 220 — 3,975 0 3

Nick Hankins Jr. CB FR · 6'0" 195 — 3,882 0 37

Ethan Moczulski K SR · 5'11" 180 — 3,879 0 27

Lucas Osada K SO · 6'1" 190 — 3,762 0 16

Logan Farrell TE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,750 0 27 Corey Rashad RB JR — 3,736 0 11

Jacob Alexander EDGE FR · 6'4" 226 — 3,719 0 23

Jaylen Stewart EDGE FR · 6'3" 230 — 3,708 0 15

Jershaun Newton QB FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,652 0 74

Zafir Stewart IOL SO · 6'4" 345 — 3,605 0 25

Desmond Straughton S FR · 5'11" 180 — 3,578 0 15

Kingston Shaw EDGE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,535 0 21

Ben Clawson S SR · 6'0" 190 — 3,506 0 18

Mason Muragin EDGE JR · 6'4" 235 — 3,361 0 22

Deuce Fillmore CB JR · 5'11" 185 — 3,286 0 31

Murphy Clement RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 3,231 0 76

Dylan Frechette OT FR · 6'5" 340 — 3,150 0 91

Cameron Brooks DL FR · 6'3" 240 — 3,136 0 20

Almirian Thomas CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 3,041 0 89

Tanner Hollinger TE SO · 6'5" 220 — 3,022 0 37

Caden Considine S FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,011 0 22

Cedric Wyche RB FR · 5'10" 195 — 2,945 0 86

Christian Abney TE JR · 6'4" 205 — 2,881 0 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS JR — 2,822 0 10

James Kreutz LB SR · 6'1" 210 — 2,796 0 0

Mac Resetich S JR · 6'1" 210 — 2,736 0 81

Leslie Mosley Jr. WR FR · 5'10" 155 — 2,716 0 85

Will Vala TE FR · 6'3" 225 — 2,621 0 9

Lavon Williams CB SR · 5'11" 195 — 2,601 0 54

Demetrius John DL SO · 6'3.5" 255 — 2,554 0 54

Griffin Rousseau OT FR · 6'6" 280 — 2,542 0 4

Daniel Brown EDGE SR · 6'1" 240 — 2,541 0 55

Tony Balanganayi DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,510 0 62

Casey Thomann OT FR · 6'7" 300 — 2,508 0 66

Brandon Hansen OT SO · 6'6" 290 — 2,487 0 51

Parker Crim EDGE FR · 6'2.5" 240 — 2,477 0 — Dane Eisenmenger QB FR — 2,445 0 —

James Finley S FR · 6'0.5" 183 — 2,396 0 45

Robert Edmonson Jr. LB JR · 6'3" 222 — 2,379 0 12

Isaiah Williams S FR · 6'1" 180 — 2,361 0 16

Tanner Heckel S SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,308 0 14

Maurice Smith TE SR · 6'3" 220 — 2,304 0 35

Kaedyn Cobbs S FR · 6'1" 190 — 2,302 0 58

Landen Von Seggern IOL FR · 6'3" 290 — 2,268 0 94

Connor Sullivan DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,213 0 28

Kayden Bennett EDGE FR · 6'1" 245 — 2,172 0 90

Carter Janki DL SR · 6'5" 290 — 2,158 0 79

TJ Taylor OT SO · 6'6" 300 — 2,151 0 81 Lars Rau P SO — 2,122 0 5

Ca'lil Valentine RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,065 0 9

Alex Perry WR SR · 6'6" 200 — 2,061 0 95

Isaiah White DL FR · 6'3" 320 — 2,057 0 17

Isaiah Thomison DL JR · 6'3" 230 — 2,050 0 49

Zach Haber LS JR · 5'10" 226 — 2,028 0 57 Zach Barrett OL SO — 1,940 0 13

Xanai Scott S FR · 6'0" 170 — 1,857 0 8

Davon Grant WR FR · 6'3" 210 — 1,820 0 — BJ Thurman TE SO — 1,746 0 84

Grant Smith TE FR · 6'5" 225 — 1,620 0 88

Davin Stoffel TE JR · 6'6" 250 — 1,615 0 82

Jacob Harvey WR FR · 6'2" 190 — 1,597 0 28

Karson Kaiser WR SR · 6'3" 210 — 1,582 0 68

Michael McDonough IOL FR · 6'3" 270 — 1,520 0 34

Erik Gayle EDGE FR · 6'3" 215 — 1,305 0 51

Alfred Washington OT SO · 6'5" 295 — 1,061 0 24

William Holmes EDGE JR · 6'4" 240 — 743 0 — Joshua Davis DL SO — 720 0 48 Carter Smith LB SO — 562 0 56

JJ Hirdes OT FR · 6'5" 275 — 551 0 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL SR — 361 0 18

Jack Gray P FR · 6'0" 180 — — 0

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Barna, Farrell & Darrell Prater Expected to be Illini Defensive Line Starters in 2026 July 31, 2026
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema detailed his expected three defensive line starters on Tuesday at Big Ten Football Media Day. By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst July 31, 2026 CHICAG...
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘆. Bring a donation to FamILLy Movie Night on Aug. 8 and help us support students across Champaign-Urbana. https://t.co/sElig6Q7zJ July 30, 2026
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘆. Bring a donation to FamILLy Movie Night on Aug. 8 and help us support students across Champaign-Urbana. https://t.co/sElig6Q7zJ
Bielema Announces Third Annual FamILLy First Backpack and School Supply Drive July 30, 2026
The Bielema family has kicked off the drive by donating the first 150 backpacks to Champaign-Urbana schools.
Katin Houser quote on guiding Illinois shows how unselfish the new QB is July 29, 2026
Even as a new transfer, Katin Houser is taking the time to get the young guys ready for their future at Illinois.
Until next time, Chicago. https://t.co/XnWHH0ew0E July 30, 2026
Until next time, Chicago. https://t.co/XnWHH0ew0E
Football Recruiting Spotlight on Trezavant Boyd July 29, 2026
By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst July 29, 2026 Illinois continued its recent success in the Sunshine State with a commitment from Miami Central cornerback Trezavant Boyd this month. Boy...
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CHICAGO — Going into next season, Illinois’ defense might look structurally similar, but should have a different feel to it. Former Montana head coach Bobby Hauck was brought in as the new defensive c...
Katin Houser joins Bielema’s transfer QB legacy July 29, 2026
I’m starting to sense a pattern in the types of quarterbacks Bret Bielema recruits. Just looking at his time in Champaign, Bielema’s two most successful QBs have been Luke Altmyer and Tommy DeVito. ...
Tailored for the moment. https://t.co/hBIXgLo8GN July 29, 2026
Tailored for the moment. https://t.co/hBIXgLo8GN
Illinois coach makes incredible claim about Indiana’s CFP run July 29, 2026
Indiana was an afterthought in the Big Ten until Curt Cignetti showed up, and Illinois coach Bret Bielema is taking notice of the turnaround.
The excitement is real. The hits are coming. https://t.co/yKX36ZlkE5 July 29, 2026
The excitement is real. The hits are coming. https://t.co/yKX36ZlkE5
Money, road success and depth keys to next Illini step July 29, 2026
Jul. 29—CHICAGO — Two seasons, 19 wins. The best two-year stretch in Illinois football history. Now what? How does the program continue — or improve — its recent run of success? Charles Davis, the new...
Bielema’s emphasis on college experience will be valuable for Illini O-line July 29, 2026
It is a tale of two seasons for Illinois. Last season, the program returned all five starters on the offensive line as well as its starting quarterback. This season is a completely different story. Il...
Illinois' Bret Bielema Takes Another Shot at SEC: 'They Want to Live in 2005 Forever' July 28, 2026
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‘It’s a different world’: Bielema, Whitman on college football’s evolution July 29, 2026
CHICAGO – It’s no secret college football doesn’t look the same as it did five years ago; however, for Illinois’ Bret Bielema and Josh Whitman, it’s a whole new ball game. Bielema and Whitman spoke T...

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