With that in mind, we asked our college football reporters to predict what will be the season-defining game for each team in our Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the 2025 season.

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.

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 ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema doesn’t appear to be a fan of former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that Michigan has responded to the NCAA’s notice of ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has been publicly outspoken about Michigan following the Wolverines' sign-stealing scandal. Following Yahoo Sports' report on Tuesday that provided insight ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema threw some shade at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in tweets amid a reported effort by UM against the NCAA in its sign-stealing investigation. And Bielema ...

Despite not impacting the College Football Playoff one bit, Illinois coach Bret Bielema stole the bowl season and set his team up for 2025 with one stroll across the field. His Illini were in ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for where he wants his team to go are only getting leveled up. Following a 10 ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was seen in Mobile, Alabama, ahead of Saturday's Reese's Senior Bowl. While several of his current or former players have already determined their futures ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema just couldn't help himself. Love it or hate it, Bielema is extremely online – an active participant on social media – and seems to have mastered one of its ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has a new assistant coach on board for the 2025 season. College Football Reporter/Columnist Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has a new assistant coach on ...