With a huge leap this past season that saw Illinois clinch its first 10-win year since 2001, coach Bret Bielema has begun ...

Illinois was one of only five schools with three or more players drafted during the first three rounds in both the 2023 and ...

Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret ...

Illinois returns 18 starters from last year's bowl-winning team. Pending board approval on May 22, Bielema's salary would be ...

Head football coach Bret Bielema and Illinois have agreed to a six-year extension that will increase Bielema's salary to $7.7 ...

Bielema has turned the Illini football program around, and has been rewarded with a lucrative contract extension.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema opens up about NIL’s chaotic rise, revealing staggering roster budgets and the urgent need ...

Bret Bielema's success has rightfully raised expectations for Illinois, but it shouldn't be CFP or bust for the Illini in ...

Former Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini have agreed to a new six-year contract ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract with the university. Bielema will make $7.7 ...

Following a breakthrough 2024 campaign, Illinois football agrees to a big, new deal with head coach Bret Bielema ...