Ryan Walters didn't have to return to coaching immediately after being fired by Purdue, but UW and coach Jedd Fisch "checked ...

“I think it was on day three, my wife was like ... after Odom was fired following the 2019 season, before joining Bret Bielema’s staff at Illinois in 2021. Walters’ defenses with ...

“We loved it at West Point,” he said referencing his wife Kim, whose parents are from ... taking into account Bret Bielema from Prophetstown, Ill., who just led the Illini to one of their ...

"I think it was on day three, my wife was like, 'You need to go back ... Odom was fired following the 2019 season, before joining Bret Bielema's staff at Illinois in 2021. Walters' defenses ...

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 ...

By Dec. 2020, following a 2-6 season, Illinois hired former Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, who had a consistent track record of winning wherever he went, whether that'd be a Super Bowl championship ...

There are also a few holes to fill in the roster, but head coach Bret Bielema seems to have a way of getting the most out of recruits’ talent. Bielema was also able to bring in some prospects to ...

The Illini landed the highest-ranked prep recruit of the Bret Bielema era over the weekend when four-star defensive back Victor Singleton announced his commitment. The 6-foot, 160-pounder from ...

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 ...