Dylan Rosiek Planning on Instant Rebound Following 2024 Injury

Illinois middle linebacker Dylan Rosiek missed the final four games of the season last season after suffering a fractured foot but returns in 2025 to an experienced positional room.

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

August 6, 2025

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

CHAMPAIGN — During the 25-17 home loss to Minnesota last November, Dylan Rosiek heard what he thought was a strange pop or a ripping noise.

Initially, before looking down at his left foot, the Illinois starting middle linebacker was convinced his football cleat had split open and broken. The reason for this assumption was Rosiek had . . .

 

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