Bret Bielema's ability to retain key players amid transfer chaos strengthens the Illini, with 18 of 22 starters returning for another promising season.

Unfortunately, for them, though, just like many other programs, the Fighting Illini are one team that has been hit with ...

Junior running back Josh McCray presents the Cheez-It championship belt to his teammates. Upcoming senior running back Josh ...

Following a 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema spoke to the media about the game. Below is a transcript of what he had to say.

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Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema hosted several high school recruits for their official visits.This included two ...

reuniting him with his former college head coach. The relationship with Bielema was a driving force in White joining the Illini staff. "Obviously ,he's an awesome coach, but an awesome human being ...

Mario Sanders II - May be available in late spring Illinois' head coach Bret Bielema is hopeful that Sanders (undisclosed) will be available in late spring, Glenn Kinley of WCIA reports.

Illinois football had a big day, as we pulled in some big-time talent for the class of 2026. Bret Bielema had already done an impressive job building out the Il ...

Creighton is the latest team to pass the torch from a program legend — in this case, Greg McDermott — to a successor who ...

Bielema does hold a distant family relationship — he thinks fourth cousins — to Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema. “I’ve got that question quite a bit,” he said with a laugh.