Fresno State caps barnburner with bold 2-point conversion

Offensive lineman Devan Cunningham caught a deflected pass with 2 seconds left and stumbled into the end zone for a 2-point conversion, giving Fresno State a wild 53-52 victory over Illinois on Saturday.

Fresno State Stuns Illinois In Final Seconds

OL Devan Cunningham catches a deflected pass with two seconds remaining to score on a two-point conversion to give Fresno State the 53-52 victory over Illinois

Rivalry Week breathes new life into this season

...teams for the fourth consecutive week. That's as long as some presidential terms (well, one, anyway: William Henry Harrison). November began with seven undefeated teams and ends with six. But Thanksgiving week, aka Rivalry...

Cincinnati remains unbeaten as Pike returns with a bang

Tony Pike returned from an injury to his non-throwing arm and had a record day Friday, passing for six touchdowns in a 49-36 victory over Illinois that left fifth-ranked Cincinnati unbeaten and back to full strength.

Illinois-Cincinnati Preview

Illinois-Cincinnati Preview

Oct 25, 2008; Madison, WI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Juice Williams (7) looks to throw a pass during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp...

Northwestern fends off Illinois to help bowl bid with 7th win

Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois.

Source: Illinois to start Charest at QB

Illinois will start redshirt freshman Jacob Charest at quarterback Saturday against Northwestern, a source told ESPN.com's Joe Schad.

EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Juice Williams #7 of the Illinois Fighting Illini runs with the football against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan...

EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Juice Williams #7 of the Illinois Fighting Illini is sacked by linebacker Prince Kwateng #36 of the Northwestern...

They don't know drama

The Illinois-Northwestern rivalry has been mostly subdued the past five years.

Week 11 college football preview

Scott Powers' Week 11 college football preview

Then & Now: Big numbers for Keenum

Football Then & Now: Keenum, Mallett, Freeman

Illinois loses QB Williams, but beats Minnesota

Terry Hawthorne returned an interception for a touchdown and Clay Nurse had four of Illinois' eight sacks to lead the Illini to a 35-32 victory.

Williams leaves with injured ankle

Illinois quarterback Juice Williams left the game against Minnesota with a left ankle injury.