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' ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Illinois football had a big day, as we pulled in some big-time talent for the class of 2026. Bret Bielema had already done an impressive job building out the Il ...

There's an old adage that a tight end is a quarterback’s best friend. Illinois coach Bret Bielema and the rest of his staff must be believes, because they hosted not one but two tight ends on ...

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.

As for the time being, though, it's likely back to business as usual for Bielema and Co. as it attempts to build off last year's historic run. Zain Bando is a freelance writer for The Sporting News.

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 ...

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 ...