Yesterday's Citrus Bowl between South Carolina and Illinois was highlighted by a dispute between head coaches Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema. During the second half of the Illini's 21-17 win ...

A lot of people will tell you that bowl games don’t matter, but don’t tell that to Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer. The Illinois football team took on South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl on ...

Shane Beamer erupted during the Citrus Bowl after Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s provocative substitution gesture. Bielema defended it as routine, but Beamer viewed it as a taunt. The tactic ...

Bielema came in at No. 18, four spots below Kansas coach Lance Leipold, whom Illinois and Bielema defeated in an early-season matchup last September. This arrangement wasn't the only puzzling ...

Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema took aim at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in a series of tweets amid reported pushback by UM against the NCAA in its alleged sign-stealing investigation.

In a battle of substitutions, Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer nearly came to blows on the field during an injury timeout. After the game, the head coaches had a relatively anticlimactic handshake ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has been publicly outspoken about Michigan following the Wolverines' sign-stealing scandal. Following Yahoo Sports' report on Tuesday that provided insight ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema on Sunday met with local media for the first time since the Citrus Bowl to update the Illini's offseason, which has included 11 transfer additions and a big ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema doesn’t appear to be a fan of former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that Michigan has responded to the NCAA’s notice of ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great. The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day over the weekend had more than a dozen of the top local prospects on campus.