A group of Illinois football fans is petitioning the university to restore the former name of its football stadium a month after it was renamed. The home of Fighting Illini Football was known as Memorial Stadium for 100 years until last month,

Illinois football opened as an 11.5-point favorite against Rutgers, according to FanDuel Sportsbook on Sunday morning. The over/under opened at 60.5 points. Illinois opened at -420 (bet $420 to win $100) to win outright, and Rutgers opened at +320 (bet $100 to win $320) to win outright.

The spread for the upcoming game between Rutgers Football and Illinois Fighting Illini has been released ahead of the November 1st matchup and the Scarlet Knights are underdogs according to the sports books.

David Olano connected on a 41-yard field goal to give No. 23 Illinois a 34-32 win over No. 22 USC as the clock expired. The Fighting Illini moved to 4-1 and 1-1 in Big Ten play. More importantly, the team put itself back in contention for a CFP spot by avoiding a second early-season loss.

The Illinois Fighting Illini football team has sold out another game this season. The Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that the Nov. 1 game against Rutgers is sold out. This marks the fourth consecutive sellout of Gies Memorial Stadium this season,

After snapping a five-game overall losing streak last week, Tennessee State lost to Western Illinois 17-16 in an OVC/Big South game.