BREAKING NEWS: Xavier Scott Out For Most of 2025 Season

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirmed Monday the All-Big Ten defensive back will have season-ending surgery on his ankle.  By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst September 22, 2025 (Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The 2025 season is over for Xavier Scott.  Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirmed Monday in his weekly media conference inside Memorial Stadium that the fourth-year defensive back will have season-ending surgery to repair his injured ankle.

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