Bret Bielema has yet to beat Purdue since arriving at Illinois in 2021. This week, the lllini coach is putting an emphasis on ...

With the team flourishing in Bielema’s fourth season in Champaign, Bielema has made it a priority to ensure Illinois is not ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielama brought up the rivalry part of the Illinois-Purdue series right away this week, noting ...

Having the weekend off helped Illinois football in The Associated Press rankings. Bret Bielema's team climbed one spot to No. 23 in this week's poll, which was released Sunday afternoon. Illinois is ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema made his expectations clear ahead of Saturday night's road matchup against No. 9 Penn State: ...

The first of two open weeks for the Illinois football team is done. Time to get back to work. As he usually does on game week, Illinois coach Bret Bielema met with the media Monday afternoon in the ...

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For the first month of the season, Illinois has been more like Rocky Balboa. Scrappy underdogs, feeling emboldened after ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema recognizes he lives the type of life that few people get to. In his fourth season in ...

What are the toughest games left on the 2024 Fighting Illini schedule? And when will the team be heavily favored to keep ...

Illinois has resided in the AP Top 25 for the past few weeks, is coming off a bye week and surely is looking forward to ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema remains positive about his team despite a 21-7 loss to Penn State, highlighting areas for ...