As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini are building one of the nation's best classes with its 2026 recruits. Here is a running ...

Illinois football's Class of 2026 is growing in national ranks after it got a commitment from a 4-star linebacker Cam Thomas ...

Bret Bielema is building something in Champaign, and the rest of the country is starting to take notice. The post Texas ...

The Guyer High School (Texas) standout chose Bret Bielema's program over schools ... season and a 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31. This phenomenal season gave the ...

After finishing 9-3 with a six-game winning streak to close the regular season as one of the conference's hottest teams, the ...

the Gamecocks were one of the odd teams left out of the playoff discussion and instead fell to Illinois and coach Bret Bielema, 21-17, in a hotly-contested Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. In recent weeks ...

While Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Indiana made the College Football Playoff this past season, one team right on the ...

Among the top 20 classes, one Big Ten program stands out as an early overachiever: the Illinois Fighting Illini. On3 ranks ...

Jacob Alexander, a defensive end, had 14 Division I offers, 13 from Power Four conferences, including Michigan before going ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...