CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - 2025 marks the final season of college football for Luke Altmyer.

The Illinois quarterback feels confident entering his redshirt senior year.

"I'm so confident and convicted that I'm such a better player from last year to this year," he said.

Altmyer believes the jump in his play from 2024 to 2025 could be more significant than the improvement he showed from 2023 to 2024. That statement is saying something. Altmyer's junior year showed massive improvement from his first season in Champaign • Passing yards: 2,717 in 2024, 1,883 in 2023 • Total touchdowns: 26 in 2024, 16 in 2023 • Interceptions: Six in 2024, 10 in 2023

"I'm exhausting all my gifts - physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, to be my best," Altmyer said.

The senior campaign for the Mi

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