Maybe the only positive thing about Illinois coach Bret Bielema's arrogance different from his five years at Arkansas at least he's winning now. He still acts exactly like he's won a national ...

There's no crowns for paper champions, but it's never too early for a college football lookahead to the 2025 season coming out an exciting finish in the first year of the expanded College Football ...

On Tuesday night Illinois coach Bret Bielema refused to answer a question about South Carolina coach Shane Beamer following a hotly contested Citus Bowl. "It was a good football game," Bielema ...

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.

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer had to be held back by team staff members after Illinois coach Bret Bielema taunted the Gamecocks during the third quarter when he walked across the field to check ...

Regardless, officials allowed it. Fast forward to the third quarter, Illinois coach Bret Bielema was checking on an injured player on South Carolina’s side of the field when he decided to taunt ...

Bret Bielema, who replaced former coach Lovie Smith before the 2021 season began, has transformed his Illinois football program into a consistent winner. Illinois has met or exceeded the eight-win ...

Tensions rose to inferno level during Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, a midgame feud between South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema nearly boiling over.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is back in a familiar position – another chance to win a bowl game and end a decade-plus drought for a program still on the rise. For the first time since 2001 ...

Shane Beamer erupted during the Citrus Bowl after Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s provocative substitution gesture. Bielema defended it as routine, but Beamer viewed it as a taunt. The tactic ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after several testy moments during Tuesday's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which the ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Here is the full transcript of what the ...