When national media comes after Illinois' Bret Bielema, be prepared to hear about it publicly, as ESPN's Adam Rittenberg ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was letting some prominent media outlets hear it after omitting his team from way-too-early 2025 ...

Former Michigan football analyst Connor Stallions ... Coaching beef: Illinois fans loved Bret Bielema's moxie South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was irate after Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who ...

Sports Editor Matt Daniels covered as many Illinois football coaches — three — as losses that the 2024 Illini football team ...

As he showed in Illinois' New Year's Eve Citrus Bowl win over South Carolina, Illini coach Bret Bielema doesn't mind a bit of verbal sparring on the field. But if you hadn't noticed, Bielema is also ...

Of course, quarterback Luke Altmyer is the headline returner. He improved a lot in 2024 with 22 touchdowns and just five ...

The SEC has a shot at winning the first 12-team College Football Playoff and its 14th national title in 19 years.

Often cited as a “basketball-golf” school, positive thoughts are routinely harbored among Illini fans around those male sports. Conversely, you ... me ... most of us are guilty when major football ...

Beamer saw Bielema’s taunt and started charging forward screaming and pointing at the Illinois head coach. A number of ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Here is the full transcript of what the ...

Ken Blackman Ken Dilger Stu Levenick With Bret Bielema & Co. ringing in the new year in style — first 10-win season in 23 years, first bowl win in 13 years, first-ever win against an SEC team ...

Coach Shane Beamer had to be held back late in the third quarter after Illinois coach Bret Bielema appeared to taunt him after signaling to Beamer with a substitution gesture used by game officials.