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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Maryland coach Mike Locksley explained how he 'lost' — and plans to regain — his locker room, while Curt Cignetti had tons of ...

Illini beat writer Scott Richey went one-on-one with football coach Bret Bielema to discuss the state of his program after one of the best seasons in Illini history ...

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 ...

The Big Ten held its 2025 media days in Las Vegas, symbolizing the conference's westward expansion. The author draws ...

LAS VEGAS | While other Big Ten football coaches Viva Las Vegas'd this year's site of Big Ten Football Media Days, Penn State's James Franklin wasn't thrilled. Not with the city but with the ...

Once again, the nice folks at invited me to predict the Big Ten football race. Fortunately, I remembered to do it with a day or two to spare (really need to write myself more notes.) The voting ...

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