Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini boosted their 2026 class and began building their offensive line of the future ...

Illinois will have to prove the doubters wrong again next season after coach Bret Bielema improved his previous year's win ...

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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 ...

All hell broke loose in the third quarter of the Cheez-It Bowl on Tuesday. It wasn’t the players. It was South Carolina coach ...

Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema shake hands after Illinois beats South Carolina in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Quint Kessenich ...

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Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff land a commitment from coveted OL target Landen Von Seggern. He talks about his ...

Quan Martin got props from his hold Illinois coach Bret Bielema during the Commanders-Lions NFL Divisional Round game.

On New Year's Eve, Bret Bielema and the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini upset Shane Beamer and the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Illinois was ...

The confrontation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer in Illinois' 21-17 victory over South Carolina the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday was due to an issue of player safety. Bielema ...