Thanks, Lovie! Who knows where this 2024 Illini football team would be if Floridian Pat Bryant hadn't hooked on with then-coach Lovie Smith a few days before Bret Bielema was announced ... all this ...
The 2024 season has been an incredible ride, as there have been multiple nerve-wracking games. Before Bret Bielema took over the Illini program, most of these g ...
Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with four seconds left, sending No. 25 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.