The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

The Illini picked up their latest kick specialist from Down Under in Gray, who committed to Bret Bielema's program on Thursday ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...

After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...

One of Illinois’s returning linemen will be limited during the first week of preseason camp. Bret Bielema shared with the ...

He had a titanic run-in with South Carolina's Shane Beamer at last year's Citrus Bowl. He has needled back at fans dumping on his Arkansas days. When many other coaches would have avoided the hassle ...

What's good for Illinois football, of course, is Bielema's primary focus. But the longtime coach — about to enter his 17th ...

Dan Mullen once coached in the SEC at the same time as Bret Bielema, and now Mullen is wondering if they could make a reunion work.