Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

An Illinois football player was down near the South Carolina sideline at one point in the second half and Bret Bielema went ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following his team's XX-XX loss/victory against South Carolina in the ...

Illinois' 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl -- a historic marker for the Fighting Illini, who for the first time since ... after Illinois coach Bret Bielema taunted the Gamecocks ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met ... Bielema: First off, I’m only 55. (smiles) I’ve got 12 more days of 54. I’m going to embrace all those. Plus my wife is a day before my birthday.