It doesn’t seem that hard, snag a good quarterback and the Illinois football team will be decent. Even in the down years of the Bret Bielema era, the Illini hav ...

Simply put, Bielema is willing to weigh in. A rarity in a profession that’s not short on people happy to give nothing. No ...

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

Illinois women's basketball coach Shauna Green has transformed the program in just a few years. The other Fighting Illini head coaches are trying to keep up.

The Illini won 10 games just seven months ago, capped with a season-defining win in the Citrus Bowl over South Carolina. With ...

ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WAND) - The 2026 class for Illinois football continues to build, as Bret Bielema landed Kirkwood High School (St. Louis) wide receiver/safety Jacob Eberhart.

Illini beat writer Scott Richey went one-on-one with football coach Bret Bielema to discuss the state of his program after one of the best seasons in Illini history ...

As summer goes on, fall draws closer — and with it, football season. Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was one of the lucky coaches announced on the preseason watch list for the Dodd Trophy. This ...

Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini are set up for a big year, according to college football analyst Joel Klatt.

Illinois' Bret Bielema has been one of the most talked about head coaches in all of college football this offseason. After leading the Illini to a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl victory last season ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — 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 ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz and Illinois coach Bret Bielema were among the 26 coaches named to a preseason watchlist for the Dodd Trophy, which is awarded annually to ...