Few, if any, coaches within the conference or college football in general came down on the Wolverines quite as hard as Bielema. The Illini coach, who played at Iowa and went on to serve as ...

Beat Bielema. On November 18th, 2000 the Gophers defeated Iowa 27-24 in the Metrodome. Twenty-four years ago Bret Bielema was the linebackers coach of the Hawkeyes and t was the last time the ...

Coach Bret Bielema is taking Illinois to unforeseen heights. The once-storied-turned-fledgling program needed a boost of morale after Lovie Smith was fired following a disastrous stint; one that ...

Bielema was yet another coach that had nothing but praise for Oregon's third-year coach during his weekly press conference. The former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach said he met Lanning a few years ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema was measured in his criticism of his team in the wake of its 25-17 loss to Minnesota on Saturday in Champaign. He didn't mince his words so much for the officials.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is the 29th highest-paid coach in college football but trails nine other Big Ten Conference coaches, according to USA TODAY Sports' annual analysis of coaches ...

In Illinois’ three games against Minnesota under coach Bret Bielema, the Illini haven’t lost – but Bielema’s success actually dates back much further than his days at Illinois. During his ...

It's familiar territory for veteran coach Bret Bielema, even if the national attention ... where he walked on as a defensive lineman at Iowa and became a team captain, the Illinois native has ...

Michael Hickey/Getty Images Share A couple of hours after Illinois was finished kicking Michigan to the curb Saturday, Illini coach Bret Bielema ... news that Bielema, then an Iowa defensive ...

and a 0-63 loss to Iowa, all at home. Those days of non-competitive teams seem long gone now. Illinois football head coach Bret Bielema has renewed hope for fans, and it’s clear this isn’t ...