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Eight weeks into the 2025 regular season, the play of college football's top quarterbacks have been a major talking point, even if much has centered

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CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 8 of College Football

Through seven weeks of the college football season, stud quarterbacks are beginning to stand tall above the rest of the crop.  This

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CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 7 of College Football

With Week 7 over, we have reached the halfway point of the college football season. Now, ESPN has looked back at the first half of the campaign,

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ESPN ranks Top-10 contenders for Heisman Trophy at midway point of college football season

Illinois senior quarterback Luke Altmyer has been nearly flawless this season. The veteran arm boasts 1,573 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and no

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Ryan Day describes his impression of Illinois QB Luke Altmyer

CBS Sports shook up its Top 25 QB rankings after Week 6 of the college football season and there’s another new No. 1 signal caller! It’s a week to

CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 6 of College Football

CBS Sports shook up its Top 25 QB rankings after Week 5 of the college football season and there’s another new No. 1 signal caller! It’s a week to

CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 5 of College Football

ESPN ranked every Power 4 QB in college football with a surprise No. 1 signal caller after Week 5 of the season. Of course, as rankings are, these

ESPN ranks every Power 4 QB after Week 5 of college football with surprise No. 1

Two Illini earn Big Ten honors after Illinois’ dramatic 34-32 win over USC, as quarterback Luke Altmyer and kicker David Olano were recognized for

Luke Altmyer scores a touchdown against USC (UI Football) 

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Illinois’ Altmyer, Olano claim Big Ten weekly awards after USC thriller

CBS Sports shook up its Top 25 quarterback rankings following Week 4 of college football and there were some massive changes. In fact, there’s a new

CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 4 of College Football

Illinois visits Indiana on Saturday in what has traditionally been a Big Ten snoozer but this year as the Hoosiers and the Illini have built their

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Indiana, Illinois find different paths to success in recruiting

Through three weeks of the college football season, stud quarterbacks are beginning to rise above the rest of the crop.  This includes Georgia

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CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 3 of College Football

Throughout his 27 years coaching college football, Bret Bielema has remained unabashedly the same person.  Not necessarily the same coach, mind you,

Bret Bielema has Illinois in rare air, aiming to get beyond College Football Playoff 'doorstep'

Illinois football shut out Western Michigan 38-0 on Saturday night in Champaign, improving to 3-0 on the season.  In the Illini post game interviews,

NCAA Football: Western Michigan at Illinois

Sep 13, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA;  Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) applauds teammates during the second half against the Western Michigan Broncos at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Watch:  Illini players post game vs. Western Michigan

Through two weeks of the college football season, stud quarterbacks are beginning to rise above the rest of the crop.  This includes Oklahoma

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CBS Sports shakes up Top 25 QB rankings after Week 2 of college football

With less than a minute left in Illinois’ 45-19 win over Duke, the cameraman from the television broadcast zoomed in on Illini coach Bret Bielema.

NCAA Football: Illinois at Duke

In effort to prove it’s a real contender, Illinois blew out a solid Duke team on the road

Quarterback Darian Mensah a challenge for Illini defense.  Illinois travels to Duke on Saturday in its first matchup of the season against a Power 4

Aug 28, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA;  Duke Blue Devils quarterback Darian Mensah (10) goes to throw the ball against the Elon Phoenix during the first half at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images

NCAA Football: Elon University at Duke

Duke quarterback Darian Mensah first big challenge for Illini defense

CBS Sports released its updated Top 25 QB Power Rankings ahead of Week 1 of the 2025 college football season. Guys like Rocco Becht (Iowa State) and

CBS Sports releases updated Top 25 QB Power Rankings ahead of College Football Week 1

The college football quarterback market continues to grow. At least five quarterbacks will make upwards of $3 million this season. The price tag for

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Tracking college football’s highest-paid quarterbacks

The 2025 college football season is only weeks away, but it's never too early to look at the NFL Draft prospects for next year. Those who will

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Phil Steele ranks Top 25 QBs for 2026 NFL Draft ahead of 2025 college football season

The 2025 college football season is just over a month away from beginning, which means fans and analysts alike are evaluating, analyzing, and judging

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CBS Sports ranks Big Ten quarterbacks from best to worst

LAS VEGAS – The biggest bag of money isn’t always the most important element in deciding where to play college football, especially if there’s plenty

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) attempts to pass against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Piscataway, N.J. Illinois defeated Rutgers 38-31. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

QB Luke Altmyer chose loyalty over millions: Inside Illinois’ biggest offseason win

Luke Altmyer is our No. 1 Illini player for 2025.   One of the top returning quarterbacks in the Big Ten, Altmyer is the most important Illinois

Sep 28, 2024; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

NCAA Football: Illinois at Penn State

Top 25 Countdown: QB Luke Altmeyer is our top Illini player for 2025

The Big Ten is a league in quarterback flux. Three of the four teams that made the College Football Playoff (Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon) are

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Ranking the top Big Ten quarterbacks ahead of the 2025 season

USA Today released its Top 25 QB rankings ahead of the 2025 college football season and there are a lot of familiar names across the list. But,

USA Today releases Top 25 QB rankings ahead of 2025 college football season

Phil Steele released his preseason All-Big Ten teams ahead of the 2025 college football season. He went from first to fourth teams across the

Phil Steele releases Preseason All-Big Ten Teams ahead of 2025 season

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