Much has been made already of the flare-up in the Cheez-It Bowl between South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach ...

Can Illinois upset the defending national champions for the second straight season? Its fanbase is beginning to think so.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was letting some prominent media outlets hear it after omitting his team from way-too-early 2025 rankings and Big Ten bowl season stats.

The heated exchange pitting Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer against each other kept social media buzzing on New Year's Day. Illinois won the Citrus Bowl against South Carolina, 21-17, capping a 10-win ...

No Illini team has matched a 1946 stretch of four consecutive games — all vital to the Rose Bowl march — each of which ...

After Illini defensive back Jaheim Clarke went down with an injury, his coach Bret Bielema walked over to check on him. Once he was done with the check-up, he held his arms out to both sides in the ...

Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun ...

One of the biggest sells is the success of former Fighting Illini standout Devin Witherspoon, who now plays cornerback for ...

Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

With this victory, head coach Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini finished the season with a 10-3 overall record in the Big Ten. One of the highlights of the Cheez-It Bowl game took place on the ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema celebrates after his team beat South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. What that victory meant to the ...

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl took an unexpected heated turn late in the third quarter.With Illinois holding onto a 14–10 over South Carolina, Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema walked onto the field to ...