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 ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini program's five-win increase from 2023 through last season was one of college football's best ...

After Illinois’ best season under head coach Bret Bielema, fans will be excited to hear Joe Klatt’s bold prediction regarding ...

If college football had a commissioner — it desperately needs one — that person would step in and not allow two leagues to ...

Bret Bielema came away from his ... "The (class of) 2026 in the state of Illinois is loaded, but also downstate," Bielema said. "I was at a basketball game last night that I watched a young ...

Michigan State and Michigan both lost to the Illinois Illini this season in differing fashion. For the Wolverines, it is continuing off the field into the offseason. Illinois coach Bret Bielema ...

The Illini landed the highest-ranked prep recruit of the Bret Bielema era over the weekend ... He chose Illinois over Ohio State, Texas A&M, Michigan, Penn State, Oregon, Ole Miss, Tennessee ...

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

and hosts USC and Ohio State at home." LOOKING AHEAD:4 questions for Illinois football after its turnaround 2024 season On3: No. 7 "(Bret) Bielema was right," Andy Staples wrote. "We messed up by ...

Coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois football program rounded out its 2025 recruiting class Monday, two days before national ...

Many of the polls have Ohio State and Texas as the top two teams ... However, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took offense to Pate's rating since his Illini team was left out of the top 25.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema can't seem to shy away from social media criticism despite the college football season being three days old. On Wednesday, Bielema learned of his quarterback Luke ...