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

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

Much has been made already of the flare-up in the Cheez-It Bowl between South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was letting some prominent media outlets hear it after omitting his team from way-too-early 2025 rankings and Big Ten bowl season stats.

Despite winning its first bowl game in over a decade, the first time under soon-to-be fifth-year coach Bret Bielema, CBS ...

After Illini defensive back Jaheim Clarke went down with an injury, his coach Bret Bielema walked over to check on him. Once he was done with the check-up, he held his arms out to both sides in the ...

Physicians dominate Crain’s newest list of highest-paid state employees in Illinois, according to data from the Illinois ...

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 ...

Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema celebrates after his team beat South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. What that victory meant to the ...