Illinois Football Focus

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Caleb Williams -> DJ Moore showing Celine Dion singing version.

I do not cross post. You can only find Illinois Football Focus on Bluesky! I have deactivated my X account a week ago or so and am fully committed to the Bluesky platform.

You can also find articles on my Substack where I mostly dive in to stats, player rankings, and big picture stuff w/ Illini FB

First back to back 9+ win seasons in Illinois program history

Caleb Williams —> DJ Moore Game Winning Touchdown

Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

18-point Deficit Erased

Packers 27
Bears 31
Final

QB Luke Altmyer has posted the following video in regards to where he will play his senior season of college football.

The land of Lincoln trophy belongs to the Fighting Illini

In 134 football seasons, Illinois has finished with 9+ wins just eight times (6% of the time).

Bret Bielema has done it twice in five seasons

BUILD THE FUCKING PAT BRYANT STATUE RIGHT NOW.

The Mad Shane Beamer TD celebration!!!

WR Antwane "Juice" Wells Jr. played two seasons for Shane Beamer at South Carolina meaning he was also coached by current Illinois WR coach Justin Stepp for one season and his current WR coach is former Illinois WR coach under Bielema, George McDonald.

Holy shit what a crazy season that was

Illinois kicker David Olano knew the game winning field goal was good right off his foot.

Compares kicking field goals to golf drives. When you hit it pure, you instantly know.

Full video: youtu.be/G2cY3AN5L18?...

Reply to @phillewis.bsky.social

And to think if it was never caught on camera, nothing likely would have happened to this trooper.

Illinois QB Luke Altmyer caps off his college career by winning the Music City Bowl MVP award.

🤌🤌🤌
Former #Illini quarterback Tommy DeVito is back to being QB1 for the New York Football Giants.

Goodnight Sweet Prince

I can’t even type right now to explain what just happened.

Former #Illini Sydney Brown is now a Super Bowl Champion

Illinois Win Total Probabilities

Navy: Preseason
Orange: Present Day

Illinois football started the season with just a 1% chance of finishing with 9 wins… Now, it’s 75%! This season wasn’t just impressive—it defied all odds and shattered preseason expectations.

Here’s my current #Illini Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts covering Illinois sports.

If someone joins Bluesky in the future or if I’ve missed an account that should be included, let me know in the comments or DMs so I can add them.

Let’s keep growing the Illini community on Bluesky!

Starter pack

Illini Sports Coverage

Thanks for following along all season. Appreciate everyone who engages. Looking forward to the bowl game.

With the regular season over, I’ll start digging into player and team stats to see who excelled, who struggled, and how Illinois stacks up in the Big Ten.

Chase Brown 27-yard run
#Illini #Bengals #NFL

Shane Beamer being restrained from attacking Cheez-it mascot Ched-Z.