For the first time in at least two decades, Illinois Football sold out of public season tickets. In a news release Wednesday, the team said it sold more than 34,000 public season tickets ahead of the 2025 season. Officials said the final season ticket total is expected to exceed 43,000.

The Bill Belichick effect is real. After not selling out season tickets for the 2024 season, the North Carolina football team has sold out its 20,000 season tickets this year, according to North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham.

Illinois football has sold out its public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years, with over 34,000 tickets sold and student tickets expected to sell out for the second-straight year.