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Bret Bielema's Illini begin season with in-state opponent on Friday

It has been a long wait, but Illinois f ootball enters the 2025 season with the kind of expectations not seen in decades.

Illinois begins quest for bigger goals against Western Illinois

Ranked No. 12 in the preseason poll, the Illini bring back 16 starters from last year’s 10-3 team that finished inside the top 20 of the final College Football Playoff rankings. Now comes the challenge of proving they can do it again, starting Friday night at Memorial Stadium against Western Illinois.

The Leathernecks arrive from the FCS ranks looking to test themselves against a Big Ten program, and they bring an offense that showed firepower last fall. For Illinois, this opener is about setting the tone for a

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