The ingredients are there for No. 12 Illinois to emerge from years of mediocrity and make a run into the 12-team College ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ahead of his third and final year playing in an Illinois jersey, Luke Altmyer has been named a team captain ...

Luke Altmyer has thrown a lot of touchdowns, including 22 in 2024, but it might be the recent preseason accomplishment which ...

Quarterback Luke Altmyer believes Illinois belongs in the conversation of the top teams in the country. He’s confident he can ...

The Illinois football team has named captains for the 2025 season and one of them was senior quarterback Luke Altmyer.

It's been an offseason of hype and anticipation for the Illini, getting named #12 in the USA Coaches Poll earlier this week, their 2nd best ranking for the pres ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has what every player, coach and fan desires most from their team's on-field leader: reps. Specifically, college game experience. Altmyer, who has already played ...

The conference is laden with young quarterback talent, including freshmen and sophomores who make up three of the top five ...

Chip Patterson, of CBS Sports, considers Altmyer to be college football's best quarterback when the chips are down ...

Photos of the 12th-ranked Illinois football team practicing at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 7, 2025, in Champaign.

Yet Illinois’ Luke Altmyer was nowhere to be found on the list. Of all 11 teams listed ahead of the Illini in USA Today’s coaches poll, every team’s expected starter was featured by Connelly.

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer earned the ultimate seal of football approval — being named a captain — with the simple, ...