Following a 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema spoke to the media about the game. Below is a transcript of what he had to say.

The Citrus Bowl, a 21-17 victory for the Illinois Fighting Illini over the South Carolina Gamecocks, turned testy in the third quarter when Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema, who was checking on ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema stole the bowl season and set his team up for 2025 with one stroll across the field. His Illini were in pitched Citrus Bowl battle with South Carolina when, during a ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema is betting on two twenty ... for the final three regular season games and the Citrus Bowl," Bielema said in a statement. "…Having Alex and Trent lead our outside ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema isn't afraid to fight for ... made his momentous T-bar gesture toward the Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Bielema won that fight. The fired-up Illini upset South Carolina ...

Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for where he wants his team to go are only getting leveled up. Following a 10-3 season capped with a Citrus Bowl victory ...

Some other big names in this group to join Thomann for Illinois include four-star cornerback Victor Singleton (Toledo, Ohio), three-star athlete Cam Thomas (West Chester, Ohio), three-star EDGE Jacob ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, center, celebrates with defensive backs Tyler Strain (20) and Matthew Bailey (7) after their win against South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. Since the game ...

On Thursday, Bielema announced that James White would be joining his staff as an assistant running backs coach. White was ...