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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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