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

More so than ever, the playoff is the No. 1 topic in the sport. And for the first time in what feels like forever, the Illini ...

There are going to be times when Bret Bielema advocates for the Big Ten over the SEC in these debates. That’s natural given ...

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 ...

UNLV's Dan Mullen is trying to help out a fellow head coach with some spousal anniversary planning. Illinois coach Bret ...

Dan Mullen once coached in the SEC at the same time as Bret Bielema, and now Mullen is wondering if they could make a reunion ...

Simply put, Bielema is willing to weigh in. A rarity in a profession that’s not short on people happy to give nothing. No ...

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