He had a titanic run-in with South Carolina's Shane Beamer at last year's Citrus Bowl. He has needled back at fans dumping on ...

The Big Ten has consistently put Bret Bielema in the leadoff spot at media days the past few years. The Illinois coach has ...

In fact, Bielema even went so far as to make contact with a newbie upstart college coach by the name of Bill Belichick to ask about a potential spring collab with his North Carolina squad.

The 55-year-old Bielema is entering his fifth season as the Illinois head coach. He also has experience coaching in the SEC as he led the Arkansas program from 2013-17.