After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

The Illini are racking up preseason honors, with elite defenders Jacas and Scott being the latest to be recognized ...

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Needles, CA, that left one dead and three injured; suspect Xavier Scott is sought ...

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Man sought in connection with shooting that left 1 dead, 3 ...

Xavier Scott’s image is displayed on a screen as the Illinois defensive back hams it up for the camera during a photo shoot ...

CHAMPAIGN — The play was almost nondescript. An incomplete pass in the third quarter of a close November football game. Yet, it told Xavier Scott what he needed to know. Prior to Nov. 5 of last ...

Illinois defensive back Xavier Scott was rewarded for his performance against the Kansas Jayhawks. On Monday, he was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording two interceptions ...

Scott, who rated as a top-15 defensive back in college football last season, was an All-Big Ten First Team player and started all 13 games. His brilliant 2024 culminated in a 21-17 win in the ...

Xavier Scott caught the Illini staff’s eye from his senior season film at Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.), but it was a winter basketball workout that sealed the deal for Aaron ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illini football will have a big piece of the secondary returning for the 2025 season, as Xavier Scott has announced he will be back in Champaign for his senior season ...

Illinois defensive back Xavier Scott will return to the Fighting Illini next season as head coach Bret Bielema continues retaining talent from a 10-win roster. Scott made the announcement on ...