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Luke Altmyer announces he's returning to Illinois for 2025 season

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Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer announced on Saturday his plans to return for another year with the Fighting Illini. He did so during Illinois’ home men’s basketball game vs. Tennessee on Saturday.

Taking to the court during a media timeout, Altmyer announced his decision to the crowd. It drew a sizable cheer from the State Farm Center crowd.

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Altmyer subsequently posted a video on social media indicating his return.

Illinois went 9-3 in 2024 with Altmyer under center, and are set to play in the Citrus Bowl.

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Illinois even made a fringe CFP case in 2024

With a week to selection Sunday, Lane Kiffin started things off with an opening salvo, then Bret Bielema followed up with a shot across his bow.

Kiffin tweeted a screenshot of what appeared to be a post on an Internet message board, a post lending credence to the idea that Ole Miss is more deserving of a College Football Playoff berth than Alabama or South Carolina.

The post quickly went viral.

It also came on the heels of Kiffin taking a shot at South Carolina’s playoff credentials, with the head man doing anything and everything he could to rustle up support for the Rebs.

Among other things, Kiffin’s post pointed to how much Ole Miss has outscored its opponents by, how little it was outscored by opponents it lost to by, and results against common opponents. So Bielema took a similar tack in attacking Kiffin’s squad to present his team’s College Football Playoff case.

“I couldn’t agree more [Lane Kiffin] here is a thought for the [College Football Playoff],” Bielema wrote on Twitter. “Ole miss #31 strength of schedule and has 3 losses to unranked Kentucky, Florida and 8-4 LSU team (shrug emoji)

“#Illinois HAS #30 strength of schedule and has 3 losses to #1 Oregon and #4 Penn State and a one possession game to Minnesota … How about we just take the best 12 teams and see where it goes…”