He had a titanic run-in with South Carolina's Shane Beamer at last year's Citrus Bowl. He has needled back at fans dumping on ...

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

In fact, Bielema even went so far as to make contact with a newbie upstart college coach by the name of Bill Belichick to ask about a potential spring collab with his North Carolina squad.

The 55-year-old Bielema is entering his fifth season as the Illinois head coach. He also has experience coaching in the SEC as he led the Arkansas program from 2013-17.