For now, Bielema and the Fighting Illini will celebrate their Cheez-It Bowl win over the Gamecocks. They certainly earned the right to party. Related: Video: Bret Bielema, Shane Beamer Postgame ...

Coach Bret Bielema earned a bath of the small orange ... the groom dressed in a Cheez-It range suit with bow tie and her all in white. The party came complete with gold disco ball, a yellow ...

during which South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer had to be held back after being taunted by Illinois counterpart Bret Bielema. Bielema came across the field late in the third quarter to see ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Almost four years to the day before that, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema offered McCray a scholarship ... to see in an orange and blue confetti party on the field at Camping World Stadium.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Maybe the only positive thing about Illinois coach Bret Bielema's arrogance different from his five years at Arkansas at least he's winning now. He still acts exactly like ...

Illinois defensive back Jaheim Clarke was injured on a play and tended to by trainers and his head coach, Bret Bielema. Bielema, apparently, was not pleased, and taunted South Carolina with a ...

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 ...