Illinois coach Bret Bielema spent three years coaching in the NFL before taking over at Illinois. He has helped players ...

All seemed right when taking a 10,000-foot view of Illinois football's 2026 recruiting class. However, Saturday night saw a ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema is betting on two twenty-something coaches to get the most out of a talented, senior-laden outside linebacker unit. But the Illinois head coach didn't move forward with ...

Bret Bielema insisted there was no bad blood after the game, and the two had a cordial enough handshake, albeit brief, near midfield. “Listen, I love Shane. He’s a good person,” Bielema said.

Bielema does hold a distant family relationship — he thinks fourth cousins — to Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema. “I’ve got that question quite a bit,” he said with a laugh.

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' ...

A five-game improvement from 2023 for Bret Bielema's team is an excellent start, but the 55-year-old coach is seeking much more – a berth in the College Football Playoff. It may only be March ...

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 ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has in recent days made several new additions to the Illini's coaching staff, some of whom are familiar faces or have previous ties to Bielema. A quick rundown of those ...

Fresh off the school's first 10-victory season in 23 years, Bret Bielema's team is putting together an impressive 2026 recruiting class. According to , the Illinois class is currently ranked No. 7 ...