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.

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema ... release reads. “His family is going through a difficult personal matter. Greg Hielsberg, the father of Coach Bielema’s wife Jen, passed away earlier ...

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 coach Bret Bielema, left ... including Illinois general manager Patrick Embleton (top right) and his wife, Jessica, and children, Lena and Bella. Posing by the Citrus Bowl trophy ...

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer got his team fired up on Tuesday in the Citrus Bowl against Illinois. Beamer had to be held back as the Gamecocks approached Illinois' red zone late in the ...