Illinois football has a great class of 2026 as of right now, and it could be improving in the near future. Over the past ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

The college football world readily acknowledges how the Illinois Fighting Illini surprised the nation. Now, can Bret Bielema live up to the hype in 2025? Or will they fade away into Big Ten obscurity?

Illinois football continues its productive recruiting offseason. The Illini landed the highest-ranked prep recruit of the ...

It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

Illinois finished No. 16 in the final AP College Football Poll, shedding light on the improvements made under coach Bielema ...

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 ...

Bielema came in at No. 18, four spots below Kansas coach Lance Leipold, whom Illinois and Bielema defeated in an early-season matchup last September. This arrangement wasn't the only puzzling ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day over the weekend had more than a dozen of the top local prospects on campus.

As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

The Fighting Illini coach didn't call out the recruit by name, but Bielema watched Dunlap's Mack Sutter play basketball ...