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

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

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

With the Illini football season nearly under way, Illinois on SI will have a thought for every number of days until Western Michigan, each day this week ...

The Illinois football team has named captains for the 2025 season and one of them was senior quarterback Luke Altmyer.

Altmyer's natural confidence is contagious. He's been in hostile road environments in the SEC and Big Ten, and knows what ...

This season, I envision a similar scenario unfolding. Penn State will lose to the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 1. But ...

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

It's that time of year when college football watch lists come out. The first is the Maxwell Award, which goes to the top ...

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

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.