Top 25 Extra Points: Illinois rides 6-game win streak to its 1st top-10 ranking since 2001 ERIC OLSON Associated Press Sep 8, 2025 Sep 8, 2025 Updated Mar 14, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save These are heady times at Illinois, which is enjoying its most successful run of football in over two decades.kAm%96 }@] h x==:?: 6?E6C65 E96 E@A `_ @7 %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD %@A ad @? $F?52J 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a__`] %96 a_ H66<D E96JVG6 366? C2?<65 D:?46 qC6E q:6=6>2 E@@< @G6C :? a_a` 2C6 E96 >@DE @G6C 2 7:G6\D62D@? DEC6E49 :? 7@FC 564256D]k^AmkAm%96JVC6 @? 2 D:I\82>6 H:? DEC62< 9625:?8 :?E@ $2EFC52JVD 9@>6 82>6 282:?DE (6DE6C? |:49:82?]k^AmkAm%92E q:6=6>2VD E62> 4@?E:?F6D E@ C:56 E96 >@>6?EF> :E 4C62E65 5FC:?8 2 `_\H:? 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