When national media comes after Illinois' Bret Bielema, be prepared to hear about it publicly, as ESPN's Adam Rittenberg ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was letting some prominent media outlets hear it after omitting his team from way-too-early 2025 ...

Only four Big Ten coaches — the quartet whose teams received invites to the 12-team College Football Playoff — cashed in on ...

Illinois has addressed several position groups in the transfer portal since the 2024 regular season ended. Primarily with the ...

As he showed in Illinois' New Year's Eve Citrus Bowl win over South Carolina, Illini coach Bret Bielema doesn't mind a bit of verbal sparring on the field. But if you hadn't noticed, Bielema is also ...

Illinois defeated South Carolina 21-17 in one of the most electric and entertaining bowl games this year. You couldn't tell ...

Illinois football is continuing to build its 2025 roster. The Illini offseason has been built around key players announcing ...

Turns out the pre-Christmas trip Bret Bielema made to Oakland, Calif., worked. Four days after he might have played in his last Illinois football game, J.C. Davis is coming back to play another season ...

Let me tell you, I look foolish for ever doubting what Bret Bielema could do with the Illinois football class of 2025. The ...

Illinois returned to work after its Citrus Bowl win against South Carolina, adding experienced help at wide receiver ...

And Davis chose Illinois. He's expected to be a key piece ... his final year of college eligibility for a head coach in Bret Bielema who has a great history of developing NFL offensive lineman.

Pihlstrom arrived at Illinois in 2017 as a walk-on tight end from Glenbard West High School. He was a 235-pounder with short hair, no beard and had goals as big as … playing on special teams.