Illinois football fans are well aware of coach Bret Bielema's feistiness and competitive nature on the field and in the ...

Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun to realize his ever-evolving expectations for ...

Illinois prevailed over South Carolina, 21-17, in the most heated Cheez-It Citrus Bowl that has ever been contested following an altercation between head coaches Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer ...

On Wednesday, college football analyst Josh Pate dropped his final top-25 ... However, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took offense to Pate's rating since his Illini team was left out of the ...

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to take in a Dunlap boys basketball game. The Illinois head coach was in attendance Saturday afternoon to see four-star prospect Mack Sutter and ...

On New Year's Eve, Bret Bielema ... back Josh McCray scampered in for a nine-yard score. But things got heated well before the go-ahead touchdown. Late in the third quarter, Bielema was out ...