PREDICTIONS: Illinois Football Game-by-Game 2026 Predictions | Team's Ceiling? Floor?

On today's Locked On Illini, I go game-by-game through the entire Illinois Fighting Illini football schedule — and the final prediction even surprised me. Illinois opens with three manageable home games before the schedule gets considerably more difficult. How many wins can Bret Bielema's team pile up before matchups with Ohio State and Oregon? And what happens during a crucial closing stretch…