Bret Bielema, who replaced former coach Lovie Smith ... I’m very respectful of everything that’s been built to come here, but I also think we’ve been weighed down by the past.

The great thing for me as a head coach is he is walking out of here with a degree and accomplished a lot of great things' ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema knows well enough about college football these days to table any potential shock and awe when it comes to the transfer portal. That's why when Josh McCray entered his ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema's infamous scuffles throughout ... and Bielema has a powerful team he silently built for years.

And so does Bret Bielema. That’s why it’s a big deal Wednesday night when the Illini got a commute from 2026 prospect Tony ...

It has to be tough to get a player from the state of Florida to come join the Illinois Fighting Illini, but that's exactly ...

Loren Tate Illini Lines Bret Bielema knows his football X’s and O’s. The Illini head coach is fully up to date in handling training regimens as well as game-day oversight. Advertisement ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has seen a lot of movement over the years across multiple programs, transfer portal or not. Upon learning the news of now-former running back Josh McCray's ...

I asked Illinois coach Bret Bielema for his take on the situation. "I don't compete against Tennessee all that much (in recruiting)," Bielema said. "We compete against them a little bit just ...

Mario Sanders II - May be available in late spring Illinois' head coach Bret Bielema is hopeful that Sanders (undisclosed) will be available in late spring, Glenn Kinley of WCIA reports.

Over Christmas Bret Bielema flew to California to try and convince offensive lineman J.C. Davis to come back to Illinois for another year and well it worked. "It just showed how much he really ...