As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

Monday, On3 released its way-too-early College Football Playoff pairings, wisely including the Illini alongside fellow Big ...

While the Illinois football team is putting together an impressive class of 2026, more names are starting to emerge as ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows expectations for his team in 2025 have – relatively speaking – shot right through the roof. It's not often the Illini are ranked in way-too-early lookahead ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who has been outspoken against Michigan amid its sign-stealing allegations, trolled Jim Harbaugh ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day over the weekend had more than a dozen of the top local prospects on campus.

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to take in a Dunlap boys basketball game. The Illinois head coach was in attendance Saturday afternoon to see four-star prospect Mack Sutter and ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema shared a caveat about his best offensive player from last season, the first from the 2024 roster ...

Bielema came in at No. 18, four spots below Kansas coach Lance Leipold, whom Illinois and Bielema defeated in an early-season matchup last September. This arrangement wasn't the only puzzling ...

Four-star safety Kaedyn Cobbs committed to Illinois' 2026 class on Friday. The Guyer High School (Texas) standout chose Bret Bielema's program over schools like Nebraska, UNLV, Texas Tech ...