The 2025 campaign has been good to the Illinois football program, as we are halfway through the year and nearly bowl-eligible already.
But one would think, seven games into the season, just two losses to the No. 1 and No. 3 team in the country, and three power-four wins, one of which was against a top 25 program, that the Illini would be ranked.
That isn’t the case. Last week, after fighting tough with No. 1 Ohio State, Illinois dropped from No. 17 all the way out of the AP Top 25.