After 2 seasons as a defensive back coach and 3 seasons as the Illinois defensive coordinator, Aaron Henry and the Illini have parted ways. Henry has decided to take the Notre Dame defensive back/co-defensive coordinator position. After a historic season by the Illini secondary in 2022, Illinois promoted Henry to defensive coordinator following the departure of Ryan Walters. In Henry's first season as the defensive coordinator, the Illini defense struggled. It was a young gro

Coach Bret Bielema and Illinois have enjoyed the advantage of having one of the nation's top quarterbacks over the past two seasons, Luke Altmyer. In his second and third seasons as the Illini's starting quarterback, Luke Altmyer led Illinois to a couple of their best seasons in school history. Illinois had never won 9+ games in consecutive seasons until this season, and the Starkville native under center was the main reason why. While this ride the past three seasons have be