The Illini face a huge season entering this fall, as Bret Bielema is in his fifth year in Champaign. Illinois finished 10-3 ...

To understand Illinois football's rise, you must embrace Bret Bielema's swagger. This job, and place, suit him. And his team ...

The 2025 schedule sets up well for Illinois, which faces just three of the eight teams with better odds to win the Big Ten ...

Before Bret Bielema arrived in Champaign, the Illini struggled to recruit the state of Illinois. In four years, that’s ...

Just one consecutive winning season since 1990. That’s when Illinois went 7-6 in both 2010 and 2011.The program looks to break a decades-long struggle of incons ...

I get it. I understand it,” Bielema said. “Everything seems to go back to 1990 or 2008 (Illinois rankings milestones). “I’m ...

The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

After traditional powers Penn State and Ohio State, and the mighty Ducks, Illinois is in the running to lead the Big Ten's potent second tier ...

The 2025 College Football season is 16 days away from kickoff, and there are several intriguing matchups this season that will make or break the race for the 12 ...

Bret Bielema’s Illini football team will kick off the 2025 season in 24 days. CHAMPAIGN — Based on ballyhooed player ...

One of Illinois’s returning linemen will be limited during the first week of preseason camp. Bret Bielema shared with the ...

“I really didn’t talk much back then,” Bret Bielema says, smiling, acknowledging the irony. “I didn’t have a great gift of gab, I guess.” He is 12 minutes into a conversation that goes ...