Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema provided an update on his program’s offseason on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Center ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows expectations for his team in 2025 have – relatively speaking – shot right through ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said he was in close contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard ...

Shane Beamer erupted during the Citrus Bowl after Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s provocative substitution gesture. Bielema defended it as routine, but Beamer viewed it as a taunt. The tactic ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and head coach Bret Bielema ended the season 10-3 overall, 6-3 in conference play, and fifth in the Big Ten standings. It was a major improvement over 2023 (5-7 ...

They showed a clip of South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer going crazy on the field and pointing at Illinois coach Bret Bielema. "Eyes, the eyes," college football analyst Desmond Howard said of ...

Graduate of Northwestern University. South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after several testy moments during Tuesday ...

Take your pick. Nope. All the talk around the game was tied to the gamesmanship and gonzo behavior of coaches Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema. Here’s a quick explanation (and, if you like ...

Coach Shane Beamer had to be held back late in the third quarter after Illinois coach Bret Bielema appeared to taunt him after signaling to Beamer with a substitution gesture used by game officials.