few were quite as pointed as Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who slammed the Wolverines’ alleged misdeeds in the kind of plain, biting language that few other active coaches did. In the first game ...

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 ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knew what had to be done and got down to some unpleasant business. He pushed. He pulled. He prodded and pulled some more. Before long, he was holding one of 5 ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema will strive to maintain his stranglehold over Minnesota when the No. 24 Fighting Illini host the Golden Gophers on Saturday in Champaign, Ill. Bielema is 10-0 in his ...

ISB Reports are tablets containing profiles made by the Empire regarding the various unscrupulous individuals across the game (or just people they don't like). Finding these will help you learn ...

Oct. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Pat Bryant assured Bret Bielema he would play in Saturday's game against Minnesota when he saw the Illinois coach on Sunday at the Smith Center. That there wasn't a chance ...

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 ...

It's familiar territory for veteran coach Bret Bielema, even if the national attention is still somewhat new for the Illini, who suffered over 10 years without appearing in the national polls ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema indicated the ranking is motivation for his squad. “For me, as a head coach, to ignore that would be silly,” Bielema said this week. “We have to know that that ...