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

With the reports resurfacing, social media is again taking Michigan and Harbaugh to task, including Illinois head coach Bret Bielema. In a video posted by Justin Spiro, Harbaugh, then coaching the San ...

As the Illinois football coach, Bielema sang the seventh-inning stretch at Cubs games on July 25, 2021; May 21, 2022; May 30, 2023; and July 3, 2024. The first time Bret Bielema sang the seventh ...

The Bears will host the first-ever collegiate women’s flag football game for the state of Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the ...

New Illinois defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye, a transfer from Florida State, would likely be the first to admit that his college football career has gone differently than he would have chosen ...

Declan Duley has found a new college football home. The former Illinois redshirt freshman punter announced Jan. 10 on social media that he has transferred to Central Michigan in order to utilize ...

Three-star in-state receiving recruit Davon Grant committed to the Illinois football team on Wednesday, he announced on social media. The DeKalb junior is a 6-foot-4, 200-pounder in the Class of 2026.

After taking care of most of its Class of 2025 recruits in December, Bret Bielema and Illinois football signed only one high school player on the traditional signing day Wednesday. Illinois signed ...

with their most recent coming in 2021. Northern Illinois also added to its profile in 2024 with a huge upset win against Notre Dame, which is now set to play in the College Football Playoff ...

One day and a few hours after the Illinois football program received a commitment from linebacker Cam Thomas, the Illini got one from three-star linebacker Kaedyn Cobbs. In a video posted to his X ...

Illinois football has spent the offseason stacking up recruiting wins. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini had a turnaround 2024, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. They retained an ...