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Bielema says the seventh-inning stretch will be a duet by him and Luke Altmyer

#Illini head coach Bret Bielema says he and Luke Altmyer were on with Brandon Walker at Barstool. "Apparently he had taken some shots at Luke. Luke told him he had receipts... It was fun to see - Luke was very confident."

Bret Bielema on Diego Pavia's comments about the Big Ten: "He's regurgitating what's being said to him, probably... I think on any given Saturday anybody can get anybody - and that was what played out in our bowl game..." Says recent changes have created a more level playing

WATCH: My 6 p.m. live report from Wrigley:

#Illini QB Luke Altmyer on Caleb Williams: "He is one of the most gifted players that I've ever seen." He recalls working out with Caleb Williams in Nashville, the two were in the same class out of high school.

I asked #Illini linebacker if he's adopted Chicago sports fandom since coming to Illinois. "A little bit, I heard about PCA... I think he's a pretty good baseball player."

Talked with Luke Altmyer ahead of #Illini Night at Wrigley Field. "I grew up being a huge baseball guy, I wanted to play professional baseball. So, to be able to watch a really historic team do it -- I'm not even thinking about football for one minute. It's pretty cool."

Every QB has to take care of their O-line... So, is Luke Altmyer fronting the bill around Wrigleyville? "They're definitely gonna force the tab on me." 😂 Says they do a lot of bonding, spend a lot of time together all year.

Luke Altmyer, preparing to sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley Field -- says Bret Bielema has not given him any tips. "It'll be fun. It'll be a core memory for sure."

#Illini football lands a third composite four-star recruit in the 2026 class

#Illini football🤝players named Isaiah Williams

I asked Bret Bielema about the contract extension he signed this offseason: "I really wanted something long-term. I signed a no-compete in the Big Ten, I don't want to be anywhere." Whitman approached him about it during a bye week last fall but Bielema's first priority was

Bret Bielema, talking baseball at Wrigley yesterday: "I think Josh [Kreutz] told me that him and James struck out at a baseball game and their dad made them quit, because they weren't gonna be failures." 😂😂 Josh Kreutz Olin kreutz james kreutz

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ike Young is the epitome of a multi-sport athlete, leading his football, basketball, and baseball teams to postseason runs wcia.com/sports/high-sc…

BREAKING: #Illini football has a fourth composite 4-star commit in 2026 in DB Nick Hankins Jr out of Belleville West

The moment Nick Hankins committed to #illini with a phone call to Bret Bielema. FULL INTERVIEW: youtube.com/live/owaiW4gjM…

Bret Bielema on tomorrow’s Pardon My Take

Bret Bielema, on Pardon My Take, says he called Shane Beamer in January. “Had a conversation and was very cordial. You gotta get past those moments…” Says maybe it was a good thing since it produced a rule change. On Harbaugh: “I have not talked to Jim… I’ve never really had

It'll be Henderson, Melvin Priestly, Carson Boyd and Jojo Hayden in attendance for #Illini night in St. Louis.

GOING PRO: After scoring more than 3,000 points in her college career, this Central Illinois native is continuing her basketball career overseas. wcia.com/sports/high-sc…