Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was the first to speak at the 2025 Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he ...

Illinois' Bret Bielema answers questions during the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Illinois may have been the best team to miss the College Football Playoff this past season, and the latest Cleveland.com Big ...

Bret Bielema delivers witty remarks, poking fun at Jim Harbaugh and Lane Kiffin, stirring up some friendly rivalry between ...

Illinois' Bret Bielema has been one of the most talked about head coaches in all of college football this offseason. After ...

Bret Bielema is one of 26 coaches nationwide to be named to the Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. Bielema is entering his fifth season with the Illini after a historic 10-3 finish to the 2024-25 ...

Perhaps the best thing that ever happened to Bret Bielema is something that didn't happen. When Bielema came out of Prophetstown High School in 1988 as a tall, relatively lean tight end-linebacker ...

Bret Bielema suddenly has No. 24 Illinois looking like a Big Ten West contender in his second year since replacing Lovie Smith as the Illini’s coach. They’re ranked for the first time since 2011.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema smiles after a touchdown against Indiana on Sept. 2, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. Bielema was fired after going 29-34 at Arkansas from 2013-17 and got hired at Illinois ...

Bret Bielema acknowledged he knew this day was coming. From the moment he accepted the job to be the next Illinois football coach, he understood the road through the Big Ten West eventually would ...

But Bielema wasn’t there for the final phase. In 2002, he left for Kansas State to work under Bill Snyder. A year later as co-defensive coordinator, Bielema helped spring one of college football ...

Bret Bielema is seeking $7.025M in compensatory damages as part of a lawsuit against the Razorback Foundation alleging violation of buyout agreement. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio ...