In doing so, Illinois maintained several key pieces, including offensive lineman J.C. Davis, who told select Champaign media last Friday that he was blindsided by a visit from coach Bret Bielema ...

Illinois began to turn heads this past fall with a 10-3 season capped by a Citrus Bowl win against South Carolina. A five-game improvement from 2023 for Bret ... Arizona State and Indiana had ...

When it comes to improving the talent level of his Illinois football team, Bret Bielema's strategy seems to be to beat them AND join them. Fresh off the school's first 10-win season in 23 years, ...

AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. It has been a good, albeit busy, week for Illinois coach Bret Bielema. On Monday ...

Illinois football is coming off one of the best seasons in program history in 2024. The Illini managed to win 10 games and came home with a bowl victory over an ...

Bret Bielema has changed ... reality as a player at Illinois and ultimately Sitkowski's coaching career has started fast. Sitkowski doesn't operate as if there's any state secret to making it ...

CHAMPAIGN — The idea, according to Aaron Henry, was first brought up by Bret Bielema ... at Illinois last season and immediately turned heads with his athleticism. He won a long jump state ...

Illinois is coming off a 10-win campaign, which has juiced up recruiting and made it likely the Illini will be pre-season ranked for the first time since 2008. But to keep the good times rolling, ...

While the basketball program is taking the spotlight right now, the Illinois football continues to do work behind the scenes. Bret Bielema has ... North Carolina State, West Virginia, Missouri ...

Junior Will Vala was offered a scholarship by head coach Bret Bielema. Vala is 6’3 and ... Sutter’s official visit to Illinois is also April 11th. He plans to also visit Ole Miss, Alabama, Ohio State, ...