Illinois football coach Bret Bielema stopped by the Esquire for our weekly radio show hosted by News-Gazette sportswriters and gave an update on the resurgent Illini before spring ball starts.

On Thursday, Bielema announced that James White would be joining his staff as an assistant running backs coach. White was recruited to Wisconsin by Bielema and played three of his four seasons in ...

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 ...

A five-game improvement from 2023 for Bret Bielema's team is an excellent start, but the 55-year-old coach is seeking much more – a berth in the College Football Playoff. It may only be March ...

Maybe until 2026. If ever. During his opening press conference of the spring session on Tuesday afternoon, Illinois coach Bret Bielema said the team won't have a spring game this year. That ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema's infamous scuffles throughout the season, be it online or offline, were plentiful. Some might say it's only fair for him to be a bit cocky since 2024 was the ...

No reasonable person would argue that. But ask me what rivalry is No. 2 and I'd make a case for the nonconference game between Bret Bielema's alma mater Iowa and Iowa State. The series has been ...

White joins the staff led by head coach Bret Bielema, who recruited White to UW out of high school in Florida. White's former teammate with the Badgers, Aaron Henry, is the Illini defensive ...

One of the other notable changes was sparked by what initially was believed to be a taunting action by Bret Bielema in the Illini's bowl game against South Carolina. During a South Carolina return ...

While spring practice is underway, there will be no spring game this year, Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has announced. Bielema's reasons for canceling the spring game include ongoing ...

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 ...