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As he scrolls social media on his phone, Bret Bielema just can't help himself sometimes. The Illinois football coach has ...
Now, what’s the yardstick to measure a head coach’s success? The post Looking to End 35-Year Drought, Bret Bielema Learns ...
Illinois has a whopper of a football team, good enough to be in the mix for a Big Ten Championship spot and, maybe, a trip to ...
Looking ahead to the 2025 season, my focus for the Illinois football team has been the very real possibility of the team making to the playoffs for the first time in school history. But it is ...
The Illinois football program isn't slowing down anytime soon. Tuesday evening, coach Bret Bielema continued his commitment to lead the team through the end of the decade with a lucrative contract ...
With indications that this U of I football team is not a mirage, Bret Bielema has lifted a sleepy program into the athletic ...
An Ole Miss fan responded to Bielema’s post, pointing out that he was once fired from an SEC head coaching job at Arkansas ...
Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded Bielema for turning ...
Although Crawford was quick to acknowledge Bielema's rekindling of success, similar to what he built at Wisconsin in the ...
The school announced that both Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood would receive new six-year contracts pending Board of Trustees ...
Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract with the university. Bielema will make $7.7 million per year under the new pact, up from the $6 million he made ...