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The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...
To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...
Seaman, a 6-foot-5, 265-pound blocker from Columbus, Ohio, announced that he had received an offer from the Illini on Saturday ...
The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...
The Illini picked up their latest kick specialist from Down Under in Gray, who committed to Bret Bielema's program on Thursday ...
Just one consecutive winning season since 1990. That’s when Illinois went 7-6 in both 2010 and 2011.The program looks to ...
Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Bret Bielema was just 35 years old when he learned he would replace Barry Alvarez as Wisconsin’s head coach after the 2005 college football season. He was 42 when he coached his ...
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has seen plenty of change throughout his playing and coaching career. From the transfer ...
I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...
Dan Mullen once coached in the SEC at the same time as Bret Bielema, and now Mullen is wondering if they could make a reunion work.
Simply put, Bielema is willing to weigh in. A rarity in a profession that’s not short on people happy to give nothing. No personality. No real answers. No insight.