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 ...

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 ...

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Illini signed class of 2026 wide receiver Kenyon Alston to ...

The Fighting Illini are heading into coach Bret Bielema's fifth season after the fourth one concluded when they defeated South Carolina on New Year's Eve in Orlando, Florida. Illinois opens the ...

However, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took offense to Pate's rating since his Illini team was left out of the top 25. Illinois finished 10-3 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten Conference.

The Trumps skipped it altogether in 2021, but photos from various transitions show a lot of stiff smiles. Everyone studies the photos for body language clues, but the bottom line is that it ...

The incident started when Bielema took exception to a T-bar gesture by a Gamecocks return man on a kickoff, with his Illinois team taking it to mean the returner was signaling for a fair catch.

Receivers coach Justin Stepp and assistant quarterbacks coach Artur Sitkowski were the lead recruiters for Illinois and head coach Bret Bielema was down to see Alston earlier this week. “The ...