That required a weight gain — Pihlstrom is now listed at 300 pounds and credits the transformation, in part, to Chipolte and Golden Wok in Glen Ellyn — and ultimately resulted with playing in ...

The conflict between coach Bret Bielema's Illinois football team and the national media won't disappear. Even after Illinois' best season since 2001 wrapped up with a 21-17 win against South ...

Los Angeles Rams game in next weekend's NFC Championship. The spectacular sequence also perked up Martin's old coach, Bret Bielema. Bielema, the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini ...

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 ...

Tensions rose to inferno level during Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, a midgame feud between South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema nearly boiling over.

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer, who erupted during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl during an incident involving Illinois’ Bret Bielema, was subdued when he discussed the issue after the game.

The confrontation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer in Illinois' 21-17 victory over South Carolina the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday was due to an issue of player safety. Bielema ...

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer had to be held back by team staff members after Illinois coach Bret Bielema taunted the Gamecocks during the third quarter when he walked across the field to check ...