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 ...

It is going to be hard for the Illinois football team to have a run of defensive backs like we have had the past few years, ...

It has to be tough to get a player from the state of Florida to come join the Illinois Fighting Illini, but that's exactly ...

For Illinois coach Bret Bielema, persistence and detail ... and now all of a sudden, they're like, 'Oh, shit, look at Illinois," Bielema said. "These guys are doing some things." ...

My grasp of Japanese is limited to a couple phrases: "Let's go" and "my knee hurts." Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows some others: Ichiban, sake and Sapporo. "Back in my younger years, we'd ...

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 ... room to look like and how ...

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 ...

When he comes into your home and you visit the campus — for me it was Wisconsin and for the kids here it's Illinois — you feel a sense of, kind of, comfort. It's like a home away from home.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema didn't mince words ... but I give credit to Minnesota," Bielema said. "The guys are going to look back at the film and realize we got to capitalize on the moments ...

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 ...

Over Christmas Bret Bielema flew to California to try and convince offensive lineman J.C. Davis to come back to Illinois for another year and well it worked. "It just showed how much he really ...