The Illinois Fighting Illini are fresh off their best season in over two decades as they finished the year 10-3 with a Citrus ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Illini football coach Bret Bielema makes an appearance at the Esquire for SportsTalk. Bret Bielema interacts with a packed house at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign during his on-stage ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for where he wants his team to go are only getting leveled up. Following a 10 ...

Raftery drew social media love from Illinois' football head coach Bret Bielema, who took to X to share not only his enjoyment over the Illini win, the State Farm Center atmosphere and, of course ...

Roughly 70 Illini football players helped single teen mothers shop for Christmas gifts with money provided by Bret and Jen Bielema. The Bielemas donated more than $10,000 for the event. URBANA ...

The same can be said for the Illinois Fighting Illini and head coach Bret Bielema, who are coming off an impressive 2024 season, going 10-3 overall, 6-3 in Big Ten games and defeating South ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema didn't mince words after his team's 25-17 loss to Minnesota Saturday afternoon in Champaign. It was the Illini's second straight loss and it likely knocked them ...

On Thursday, Bielema announced that James White would be joining his staff as an assistant running backs coach. White was recruited to Wisconsin by Bielema and played three of his four seasons in ...