Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti spoke to reporters after Saturday night's 63-10 win over Illinois at Memorial Stadium.

Illinois’ football stadium will be known as Gies Memorial Stadium after alumnus and philanthropist Larry Gies made a $100 million donation to the school’s athletic department.

Illinois football enters AP Top 10 for the first time since 2001 and renames its stadium Gies Memorial Stadium after a $100M gift.

The Illinois athletic department announced the largest donation in its history Tuesday: a $100 million gift from alumnus Larry Gies.

No. 19 Indiana (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) dominated No. 9 Illinois (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) on Saturday night, earning a 63-10 victory inside Memorial Stadium. The win marked Indiana's first over a top 10 team since 2020 and the highest-ranked victory of Cignetti's 17-game tenure.

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Since then, Illinois sports have undergone a meteoric rise with the success of the men’s basketball team, the revival of the football program, the reinvigoration of the women’s basketball team, the meteoric rise of the track and field program, and even the recent record-breaking success of the soccer program.

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