The Wisconsin connections for the Badgers' Week 1 game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish keep growing, this time at the ...

While Bret Bielema’s Fighting Illini posted a respectable 9-4 record in 2025, the program’s most game-changing win happened ...

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Saturday morning, Illinois announced it had hired former Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema to become its next head coach. Bielema has spent the 2020 season as a defensive assistant for the New ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 30-28 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in the Music City Bowl. Here is the full ...

Kliff Kingsbury didn't hold back after his Texas Tech Red Raiders beat Arkansas on Saturday night. Irked by comments Bret Bielema made during a summer convention in front of Texas high school ...

Will Bret Bielema ever return to coaching in the college football ranks? Some think it’s only a matter of time. Bielema hasn’t coached college football since the 2017 season when he was with the ...

Bret Bielema told ESPN the portal era is the most fun he’s had coaching, but fans aren’t buying his optimistic take. Bret Bielema just said the quiet part loud. The Illinois coach sat down with ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini are looking to continue their journey toward maintaining national relevance as they aim for a ...