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.
INDIANAPOLIS — Following a breakthrough season last fall, Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was speculated as a potential candidate at multiple Big Ten competitors: Nebraska and Wisconsin.
A lot of people will tell you that bowl games don’t matter, but don’t tell that to Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer. The Illinois football team took on South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on ...
On Tuesday night Illinois head coach Bret Bielema refused to answer a question about South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer following a hotly-contested Citus Bowl. "It was a good football game ...
Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema doesn’t appear to be a fan of former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that Michigan has responded to the NCAA’s notice of ...
Illinois coach Bret Bielema took aim at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in a series of tweets amid reported pushback by UM against the NCAA in its alleged sign-stealing investigation.
Illinois head coach Bret ... for Bielema, nearly resulting in an injury for quarterback Luke Altmyer. "How that doesn't get ...
Tensions flared during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl as a fiery exchange between South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema stole the spotlight in the third quarter.
On New Year's Eve, Bret Bielema and the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini upset Shane Beamer and the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Illinois was ...
Bret Bielema, current head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, used the opportunity to take a shot at former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. RELATED: Michigan accuses NCAA of overreach ...
Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has been publicly outspoken about Michigan following the Wolverines' sign-stealing scandal. Following Yahoo Sports' report on Tuesday that provided insight ...