Bielema appears tired of Illinois' past. A 46-73 record since the iteration of the College Football Playoff took effect ...

The Illini football head coach appreciated Raftery's memorable line on Jakucionis' go-ahead triple against Purdue ...

That Illinois spring game tailgate you were thinking about is going to have to wait. Maybe until 2026. If ever. During his opening press conference of the spring session on Tuesday afternoon, Illinois ...

The Illini football coach – an unabashed fan of other Illinois programs – took issue with AP voters' placement of the men's hoops squad ...

Illini football coach Bret Bielema makes an appearance at the Esquire for SportsTalk.  College Football Reporter/Columnist ...

Good-guy Adam Rittenberg (that should be his full name) at came up with an interesting idea: Who might be this year's Indiana when it comes to the College Football Playoff? As Rittenberg pointed out ...

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Former Badgers great James White, the sweet-footed running back who went on to win three Super Bowls, will have a place on an ...

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 football coach Bret Bielema is high on his Fighting Illini, and it has some analysts believing in his bravado.

The former Patriots running back and three-time Super Bowl champion has been hired as the new running backs coach at the ...

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 ...