Former Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini have agreed to a new six-year contract ...

Bielema earned the contract extension by turning the forever-inconsistent program into a winner and providing hope for more ...

Navy-and-orange billboards line I-74 through central Illinois from near the Mississippi River on the west to the Indiana ...

Illinois gives six-year contract extensions to football coach Bret Bielema and basketball coach Brad Underwood, securing both ...

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Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract through the end of the 2030 season, Illinois Director ...

Illinois finished 2024 with a bang to get to 10 wins, and with a team loaded with experience, it could earn its first Playoff ...

Illinois has agreed to a new six-year contract with head coach Bret Bielema that runs through the end of the 2030 season, the ...

Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded Bielema ...