Bret Bielema - Wikipedia
Bret Arnold Bielema (/ ˈ b iː l ə m ɑː /; born January 13, 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a position he has held since the 2021 season.
Bret Bielema - University of Illinois Athletics
Bret Bielema was named as the 26th Fighting Illini Head Football Coach in the history of the program in December 2020. A native of Prophetstown, Illinois, Bielema has 27 years of collegiate coaching experience and compiled a 16-year record of 124-80 (.608) as head coach at Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Illinois, prior to the Illini's Cheez-It Citrus ...
Illinois gets favorable regrade for Bret Bielema hiring amidst …
Oct 30, 2024 · Minus two 5-7 seasons, Bielema has been more than respectable. Illinois clings to a 5-0 record at Memorial Stadium this season. It has three wins against then-ranked AP Top 25 teams (Kansas,...
Illinois Coach Bret Bielema Justifies His Gesture At Shane Beamer …
Jan 1, 2025 · Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema. Bielema continued by explaining why the T-bar gesture is important. "So when you're a kickoff return unit," Bielema added. "The guy blocking,...
Illinois Coach Bret Bielema's Long Journey Leading To His Fourth …
Sep 18, 2024 · Illinois coach Bret Bielema has not had an ordinary journey in his head coaching career. He got his first opportunity to lead a college football program when he was promoted from defensive...
Illinois' Bret Bielema, already the school's best hire in over 30 …
Oct 25, 2024 · Now in his 11th year as a head coach in the Big Ten, it has become clear that Bielema is the quintessential coach for the oldest conference in major college...
Everything Bret Bielema said after Illinois met South Carolina in …
Jan 1, 2025 · Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl.
What Bret Bielema said after No. 20 Illinois lost to No. 1 Oregon ...
Oct 26, 2024 · EUGENE — No. 1 Oregon defeated No. 20 Illinois 38-9 Saturday at Autzen Stadium. Bret Bielema recapped the loss for Illinois (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten), which hosts Minnesota next week. Below is a...
Bret Bielema, Illinois Receive Huge Transfer Portal News For Next ...
Jan 2, 2025 · The Illinois Fighting Illini and head coach Bret Bielema ended the season 10-3 overall, 6-3 in conference play, and fifth in the Big Ten standings. It was a major improvement...
Why did Bret Bielema leave Wisconsin for Arkansas?
Oct 21, 2023 · Bret Bielema hasn't coached a game for the Badgers since infamously leaving the program amid an 8-5 record — and before the team's Rose Bowl Game — to take over at Arkansas in...
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