Last week, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sat down for an interview with the UIUC Talkshow, a podcast hosted by undergraduate ...

Michigan State and Illinois have had a bye week to think about what they've done, and what they need to do better to create a November to remember. Illinois (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) and Michigan State (4-5, ...

few were quite as pointed as Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who slammed the Wolverines’ alleged misdeeds in the kind of plain, biting language that few other active coaches did. In the first game ...

I have raved about what Bret Bielema has done with the Orange ... and No. 25 Ohio State. In 1999, Illinois had a Cinderella season when the program won eight games out of nowhere.

Coach Bret Bielema is taking Illinois to unforeseen heights. The once-storied-turned-fledgling program needed a boost of morale after Lovie Smith was fired following a disastrous stint; one that ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knew what had to be done and got down to some unpleasant business. He pushed. He pulled. He prodded and pulled some more. Before long, he was holding one of 5 ...

Welcome back to the Big Ten Head Coach Hot Seat Index. Week 9 had a lack of upsets but there were still some intriguing games ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema will strive to maintain his stranglehold over Minnesota when the No. 24 Fighting Illini host the Golden Gophers on Saturday in Champaign, Ill. Bielema is 10-0 in his ...