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Illinois coach Bret Bielema said he was in contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard during the ...

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

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows expectations for his team in 2025 have – relatively speaking – shot right through ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said he was in close contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard ...

Conference Championship Sunday is finally here in the NFL, and the Illinois football team is well-represented in these two ...

2025 Recruiting Class Ranking: No. 89 nationally (No. 18 Big Ten) ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Kevin Richardson, a defensive back for the Arkansas football team from 2013-18, has been hired by the New ...

Mike Vrabel's Patriots coaching staff continues to take shape. The latest hire is a college coach from Illinois ...

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

The Illinois football team has done an impressive job bolstering the class of 2026 with some solid talent. It is early in the ...