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 ...

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 ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema was minutes removed from witnessing a near last-second miracle that saw quarterback Luke Altmyer find wide receiver Pat Bryant for a 40-yard touchdown ...

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Trailing by one at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known as “church” to Luke Altmyer. The ...

Bret Bielema is not running away from the attention that Illinois is getting this week after being ranked in the College Football Playoff. But at the same time, the Illini head coach believes that ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was measured in his criticism of his team in the wake of its 25-17 loss to Minnesota on Saturday in Champaign. He didn't mince his words so much for the officials.

Bret Bielema said getting win #7 while its fun to get is also the expectation they have every year.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten, No. 25 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction under coaches Bret Bielema and Greg Schiano with the season ...

In Illinois’ three games against Minnesota under coach Bret Bielema, the Illini haven’t lost – but Bielema’s success actually dates back much further than his days at Illinois. During his ...