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.

Bret Bielema embraces Harry Caray tradition at ... He also had several friends in his hometown of Prophetstown, Illinois, who were Cubs fans. “So what’s that make you? An automatic Cubs ...

Bret Bielema is the head football coach for the Illinois Fighting Illini and has been at the helm since December 2020. Born on January 13, 1970, in Prophetstown, Illinois, Bielema played college ...

Illinois prevailed over South Carolina, 21-17, in the most heated Cheez-It Citrus Bowl that has ever been contested following an altercation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer ...

On Tuesday night Illinois coach Bret Bielema refused to answer a question about South Carolina coach Shane Beamer following a hotly contested Citus Bowl. "It was a good football game," Bielema ...

Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema can't seem to shy away from social media criticism despite the college football season being three days old. On Wednesday, Bielema learned of his quarterback Luke ...