11 familiar Central Illinois football standouts will compete for an FCS title with Illinois State on Monday.

Farmington's Jack Gronewold is Clutch Sports Media's 2025 Football Player of the Year, hear from him about his season and career here.

El Paso-Gridley's Tanner Benedict is Clutch Sports Media's 2025 Football Coach of the Year, hear from him about the Titans' season and his career here.

Check out the top 136 football players from the Peoria and Bloomington/Normal area this season in Clutch Sports Media's All-Area team.

Does the recent measure to expand the IHSA football playoffs create more problems or a benefit for teams? Central Illinois coaches weigh in on several aspects of the issues.

The IHSA football playoff field will significantly expand beginning in 2026, among several other IHSA by-laws that were approved.

Longtime IVC football head coach Tim Heinz is retiring, ending his career as the Grey Ghosts' all-time wins leader.

BCC's Kampbell Niepagen and Farmington's Landon Crawford took home the final CSM Athletes of the Week honors for the fall season.

Boys hoops games began on Monday with buzzer-beaters, big career milestones and more

El Paso-Gridley suffered its first loss of the season in the Class 2A state semifinals to a dominant Wilmington team.

A busy day of girls hoops featured many squads wrapping up Thanksgiving tournaments while El Paso-Gridley football fell in the 2A state semis.

Vote for this week's CSM Fall Athletes of the Week, which includes state standouts from volleyball and girls swimming, plus a quartet of football players.

El Paso-Gridley's Aaden Adams and Tremont's Nora Parsons won CSM Fall Athletes of the Week, get to meet them here!

El Paso-Gridley passed its biggest test of the season, clinching its first state semifinal berth with a 32-15 win over Farmington.

Despite throwing the first punch, Washington's season came to an end against a Providence Catholic team that was firing on all cylinders.

The CSM staffs picks who they think will win in each of the five quarterfinal football games featuring Central Illinois teams.

Vote for this week's CSM Fall Athletes of the Week, with nominees from volleyball, football, cross country, swimming and diving and soccer

Farmington and Tri-Valley moved up in the CSM Football Power Rankings, with all remaining teams still alive in the playoffs taking the top spots.

State cross country, thrilling playoff football games, Washington soccer's state title game going to penalty kicks and sectional swimming made for a huge day of prep sports.

CSM staff members pick who they think will win for all 2nd-round playoff football games involving area teams.