The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

The Illini picked up their latest kick specialist from Down Under in Gray, who committed to Bret Bielema's program on Thursday ...

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...

I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...

After a 10-win season and bringing back 16 starters, Illinois is a College Football Playoff contender – imagine saying that ...

The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

One of Illinois’s returning linemen will be limited during the first week of preseason camp. Bret Bielema shared with the ...

Bret Bielema’s Illini football team will kick off the 2025 season in 24 days. CHAMPAIGN — Based on ballyhooed player ...

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.