Illinois may have been the best team to miss the College Football Playoff this past season, and the latest Cleveland.com Big ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was the first to speak at the 2025 Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he ...

More so than ever, the playoff is the No. 1 topic in the sport. And for the first time in what feels like forever, the Illini ...

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Illinois Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema has taken a shot at Missouri Tigers coach Eliah "Eli" Drinkwitz during the Big ...

Illinois' Bret Bielema answers questions during the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

In a major sign of rising respect within the Big Ten, Illinois was picked to finish 4th in the 2025 Cleveland.com preseason ...

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The sports talk personality Cowherd says eight-time Super Bowl winner Belichick's Tar Heels would be out of their depth ...

Illinois went 10 years without a winning season before Bielema directed an 8-5 finish last year. Since 1979, the Illini are 219-287-5 with 11 head coaches, the second most among Big Ten programs.