Eastern Illinois head coach Chris Wilkerson took the podium after the Panthers fell 59-0 to No. 10 Alabama in Week 13 of the 2025 season. Here's everything he s

Alabama's attention is now solely on the Iron Bowl, a rivalry road game against Auburn that will define not only an SEC championship path, but also the Crimson Tide's College Football Playoff hopes. Did Alabama set the tone for Auburn with its dominant win against Eastern Illinois? Here are our postgame grades.

Free throws were not the only reason Illinois lost to Alabama, but they were the loudest. A 4-point loss with 9 missed freebies will haunt any fan who watched that game, especially in an atmosphere as incredible as the UC crowd.

Illinois may have fallen to Alabama on Wednesday, but there were still positives to be gleaned from the outing ... as well as plenty of negatives to go around

As Keelon Russell takes the field against Eastern Illinois, here are three things you need to know about the Crimson Tide QB.

The Crimson Tide started the second half on an 11-5 run to gain control of the game. The momentum completely changed at this point. A solid start in the second half could have gotten Illinois on the right track to snag this victory. Underwood will hopefully make some adjustments moving forward.