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 ...

Illinois was one of the few 9-3 teams to miss the College Football Playoff this past season, but now it's faced with a new ...

Don’t look now but the Illinois Fighting Illini are trying to crash the Big Ten blueblood recruiting party. Coming off a 10-3 season and a bowl game win over South Carolina coach Bret Bielema has his ...

Dan Mullen once coached in the SEC at the same time as Bret Bielema, and now Mullen is wondering if they could make a reunion ...

Illinois football head coach Bret Bielema hopes to fill Memorial Stadium with military personnel this fall. On Nov. 15, ...

Illinois' Bret Bielema speaks at the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Video courtesy ...

College football has seen sweeping changes the last few years. One of them, Illinois coach Bret Bielema believes, is an end to the notion of the Southeastern Conference’s supremacy. Appearing at ...