The Illinois Fighting Illini lost to the Washington Huskies in Week 9 college football. Here is a recap, photos and highlights.

On a sideline of a recent Big Ten football game between visiting Indiana and host Oregon, while Indiana led and Oregon travailed through the waning stages, there stood a 53-year-old man whose role in college football has gone from traditional and important to traditional and even more important.

Elsewhere in Big Ten play, Washington upended No. 23 Illinois 42-25 in Seattle, improving the Huskies to 6-2 on the season and 3-2 in conference play. Sticking in the Pacific Northwest, No. 6 Oregon — playing much of the second half without quarterback Dante Moore — ground out a 21-7 win over visiting Wisconsin.

On Friday, longtime New York radio host Craig Carton linked Meyer to Penn State in his podcast after a social media post surfaced with Meyer meeting with Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick.

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Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday.

CFB - Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Washington Huskies - 10/25/2025 College Football Washington Huskies Demond Williams Jr.

The Huskies will host a pair notable class of 2026 prospects this weekend, including the No. 3 ranked recruit in the state of Washington.