But Illinois football head coach Bret Bielema will be coaching at the Friendly Confines for the first time. That doesn't mean Bielema is unfamiliar with Wrigley Field. Bielema has sung "Take Me ...

Bielema opened his fifth spring session as Illinois coach. With a talented, experienced team returning, expectations are high ...

Roughly 70 Illini football players helped single teen mothers shop for Christmas gifts with money provided by Bret and Jen Bielema ... Illini football life coach Jason Epperson, who works closely ...

On Thursday, Bielema announced that James White would ... "This university has changed my life because of the people in the Smith Center and around the Champaign-Urbana community.

Fresh off a 10-win season and a Citrus Bowl title, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema believes this is only the beginning in Champaign. “I’m really excited about all the guys we have returning ...

Illini football coach Bret Bielema makes an appearance at the Esquire for SportsTalk. Bret Bielema interacts with a packed house at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign during his on-stage ...

Raftery drew social media love from Illinois' football head coach Bret Bielema, who took to X to share not only his enjoyment over the Illini win, the State Farm Center atmosphere and, of course ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema didn't mince words after his team's 25-17 loss to Minnesota Saturday afternoon in Champaign. It was the Illini's second straight loss and it likely knocked them ...

Maybe until 2026. If ever. During his opening press conference of the spring session on Tuesday afternoon, Illinois coach Bret Bielema said the team won't have a spring game this year. That ...

When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois in December 2020, the Fighting Illini hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in nine years and had signed just three top-50 recruiting classes in the previous ...

Mar. 11—Spring practices start Wednesday for the resurgent Illinois football program, with the unofficial kickoff event for Bret Bielema his first 'Monday Night SportsTalk' appearance at the ...