The ingredients are there for No. 12 Illinois to emerge from years of mediocrity and make a run into the 12-team College ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ahead of his third and final year playing in an Illinois jersey, Luke Altmyer has been named a team captain ...

Quarterback Luke Altmyer believes Illinois belongs in the conversation of the top teams in the country. He’s confident he can ...

The Illinois football team has named captains for the 2025 season and one of them was senior quarterback Luke Altmyer.

Altmyer was excellent in leading his team to a 10-3 record last season – so why wasn't it enough to warrant top-40 status?

The Illini's wide receiver depth chart has yet to fully shake out, but it is starting to show signs of settling ...

Altmyer's natural confidence is contagious. He's been in hostile road environments in the SEC and Big Ten, and knows what ...

This season, I envision a similar scenario unfolding. Penn State will lose to the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 1. But ...

Photos of the 12th-ranked Illinois football team practicing at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 7, 2025, in Champaign.

It's that time of year when college football watch lists come out. The first is the Maxwell Award, which goes to the top ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has what every player, coach and fan desires most from their team's on-field leader: reps. Specifically, college game experience.

Yet Illinois’ Luke Altmyer was nowhere to be found on the list. Of all 11 teams listed ahead of the Illini in USA Today’s coaches poll, every team’s expected starter was featured by Connelly.