Tag: University of Illinois football

An Illinois football player catches the ball in the air ahead of a blue and white Duke player.

Duke sneaks a 31-27 win to give Illinois its first loss of the season

The Illini’s strong receiving plays were not enough to block a comeback from the Blue Devils as the team lost 31-27 in a sold-out stadium.

Illinois Football Player Hosts Free Kids Camp

CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois football player Tailon Leitzsey and more than two dozen of his Illini teammates are holding a free camp for kids ages 6-13 on July 17 at Zahnd Field in Champaign. Leitzsey, a senior from Laurel, Md., graduated with a degree in Kinesiology in Dec. 2020 and was put on scholarship