Players celebrate during a game between Illinois and Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, August 28, 2021 University of Illinois’ new football coach Bret Bielema and Athletic ...

That wasn't enough for some – including Illini football coach Bret Bielema, an unabashed fan of other Illinois athletics programs as well as an extremely online human. At issue was the placement ...

Bret Bielema has Illinois football recruiting on a roll this offseason. Bret Bielema interacts with a packed house at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign during his on-stage interview with ...

Roughly 70 Illini football players helped single teen mothers shop for Christmas gifts with money provided by Bret and Jen Bielema. The Bielemas donated more than $10,000 for the event. URBANA ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema is betting on two twenty-something coaches to get the most out of a talented, senior-laden outside linebacker unit. But the Illinois head coach didn't move forward with ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has in recent days made several new additions to the Illini's coaching staff, some of whom are familiar faces or have previous ties to Bielema. A quick rundown of those ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema didn't mince words after his team's 25-17 loss to Minnesota Saturday afternoon in Champaign. It was the Illini's second straight loss and it likely knocked them ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Bret Bielema and Atsushi Saijo met in 1994 in Iowa City, Iowa. At the time, Bielema was a graduate assistant for the Hawkeyes and Saijo was a member of a team visiting ...

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 ...