Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows expectations for his team in 2025 have – relatively speaking – shot right through ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema said he was in contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard during the ...

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Illinois football coach Bret Bielema provided an update on his program’s offseason on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Center ...

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

The Illinois football team has done an impressive job bolstering the class of 2026 with some solid talent. It is early in the ...

Conference Championship Sunday is finally here in the NFL, and the Illinois football team is well-represented in these two ...

Illinois' Underwood and Bielema are comfortable in finding themselves working through one tossup encounter after another.

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Here is the full transcript of what the ...

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus ...

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Illini signed class of 2026 wide receiver Kenyon Alston to add ...