If the projections hold, Illinois could play a perennial College Football Playoff juggernaut in the opening round next year.

Monday, On3 released its way-too-early College Football Playoff pairings, wisely including the Illini alongside fellow Big ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...

Bret Bielema ... Related:Illinois football coach visits Dunlap to watch Mack Sutter play basketball Coincidentally, Bielema watched Sutter suit up in a game against Pekin on Saturday where he ...

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to take in a Dunlap boys basketball game. The Illinois head coach was in attendance Saturday afternoon to see four-star prospect Mack Sutter and ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema just couldn't help himself ... coaches everywhere who keep their noses clean and "play the game the right way"? If altruism is his intent, he has certainly ...

Illinois football coach Bret ... the bowl game – I mean this wholeheartedly – the amount of value that bowl game has brought us, obviously in Orlando, has been really good," Bielema said.

On New Year's Eve, Bret Bielema and the No. 20 Illinois ... in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Illinois was able to secure the game-winning touchdown with 7:29 remaining in the ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly begun ... and how much this critical aspect of college football has impacted Bielema and his staff. "It's a live recruiting ...

Illinois football will try to take the next step into the College Football Playoff in 2025, building on its turnaround 10-win season that ended with a victory in the Citrus Bowl. The Fighting ...