The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...

Seaman, a 6-foot-5, 265-pound blocker from Columbus, Ohio, announced that he had received an offer from the Illini on Saturday ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Ohio State Buckeyes' week seven matchup against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Bret Bielema’s Illini football team will kick off the 2025 season in 24 days. CHAMPAIGN — Based on ballyhooed player ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema met with media on Thursday afternoon at the Smith Football Performance Center as ...

Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was the first to speak at the 2025 Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he ...

What's good for Illinois football, of course, is Bielema's primary focus. But the longtime coach — about to enter his 17th ...

Since Brett Bielema was named head coach of the Fighting Illini in 2021, the program has seen a renaissance on the field and ...