Josh McCray remembers his first contact with Illinois football like it was yesterday. It's actually coming up on four years ...

Illinois running back Josh McCray has a team-leading 391 rushing yards and seven touchdowns entering Saturday’s Big Ten game ...

The folks over at Crimson Quarry were kind enough to stop by to talk all things IU football ahead of Saturday’s showdown for ...

As one of the surprises of the 2024 season, however, Bret Bielema’s Illini appear to be ... on FS1), suddenly the gallows humor doesn't seem so funny at all. There’s nothing set in stone ...

But the goal of the team, drilled into the minds of the players by coach Bret Bielema and his staff ... This is not a vacation you were given.” Funny he called it a “vacation.” ...

Many college football fans don't necessarily realize how close the fraternity of head coaches is. The coaches are with each ...

Illinois football pulled out a miracle win over Rutgers, and Bret Bielema had some fun with a fan who made a Matt Eberflus ...

Nov 2, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema before a game with the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images ...

It was the second time his team reached the eight-win threshold in the Bret Bielema era. In 2022, Illinois had an 8-5 season and a trip to the ReliaQuest Bowl. To make things even more humorous ...

Minnesota held their lead late in the second quarter, but a sequence late in the first half had Illini coach Bret Bielema in shambles. Outside of a 42-yard run from Josh McCray to tie the game at ...

The final wound up being 38-31 after a safety on the ensuing kickoff shenanigans, giving coach Bret Bielema plenty to smile about as his Fighting Illini moved to 8-3 on the season. Just minutes be ...