Coach Bret Bielema's Illinois Fighting Illini finished fifth in the Big Ten last season with a 6-3 conference record, ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit ... this kid will not only be a player in college. He'll play in the NFL." Related:Illinois football coach visits Dunlap to watch Mack Sutter play ...

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?

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

Unfortunately, the well-known recruiting service had an all-time blunder when its social media team released its way-too-early top-25 coaches in college football next season. Bielema came in at No ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema had fun again on social media Tuesday night after ESPN shared its way-too-early College Football Playoff bracket ahead of next season. Of course, Illinois ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema took aim at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in a series of tweets amid reported pushback by UM against the NCAA in its alleged sign-stealing investigation.

Even some college coaches are switching jobs (see Penn State poaching Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles). Illini head coach Bret Bielema said he expects most of his coaching staff ...

When Bielema took over at Arkansas, he accepted the job knowing there was a mess to clean up in the wake of Bobby Petrino’s ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema just couldn't help himself ... the coach a show-cause order – essentially a four-year college football coaching ban – for recruiting violations committed ...

Some old videos of Jim Harbaugh preaching about honesty and integrity went viral this week, and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema is among those who had some fun with the clips. On Tuesday ...