For the first time in over a decade a ranked versus ranked matchup will happen inside Memorial Stadium in downtown Lincoln. ...

Yes, No. 24 Illinois has some reasons to puff out its chest heading into Friday’s game at No. 22 Nebraska (7 p.m., FOX 32, ...

Illinois football is off to a great start in 2024, going 3-0 and earning a top-25 victory in week two when they took down the ...

Nebraska beat Illinois 20-7 in Champaign last year, ending a three-game losing streak in the series. Illini coach Bret ...

The Fighting Illini has a head man with over 15 years of Power 4 coaching experience. Here is what his presence means for ...

Bret Bielema’s familiarity with Nebraska goes back decades. Ahead of Friday's ranked matchup, the Illinois coach had high ...

Friday’s matchup between No. 22 Nebraska and No. 24 Illinois will be the seventh time Bret Bielema stands on the opposite ...

The Illinois football program has everything going in its favor. They are 3-0 for the first time since 2011. They are ranked ...

When he coaches in season openers, Bret Bielema shines. In his 16 years as a head coach at Wisconsin, Arkansas and Illinois, Bielema is 15-1 in debuts. That includes a 45-0 shutout victory this season ...

Illinois oach Bret Bielema watches his team during the first half of the Illini’s victory over Kansas on Sept. 7, 2024, in ...

With his history, Bielema is also no stranger to Memorial Stadium, which will host Friday's game. He deemed the Husker ...