CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Following Illinois’ 21-7 victory over Michigan, an emotional Bret Bielema took to the podium for his postgame press conference. For many programs, beating Michigan at ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema just couldn't help himself ... Sports' Ross Dellenger: Michigan plans to fight NCAA allegations of sign-stealing during its 2023 national championship season ...

The Illini football coach – an unabashed fan of other Illinois programs – took issue with AP voters' placement of the men's ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema had fun again on social media ... Nobody else does," Michigan fan Brian Anderson wrote. It certainly won't be the last time Bielema, 55, is heard from.

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Illinois head coach Bret Bielema didn't mince words after his ... It's a far cry from a 21-7 upset over then-ranked No. 24 Michigan two weeks ago, much less a once-promising 5-1 start.

Michigan (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten ... Still, this was a gutty effort by Illinois after a long, emotional week. Head coach Bret Bielema found out Thursday morning that his mother passed away and boarded ...

Bret “The Barber” Bielema got the last laugh ... the “biggest of the bigs,” like Michigan and Ohio State. Bielema also believes it’s a strong year for prospects in Illinois, and the ...

The Illini football head coach appreciated Raftery's memorable line on Jakucionis' go-ahead triple against Purdue ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great ... Bielema is even trolling former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh as more news came out this week on the ongoing sign-stealing scandal in Ann Arbor.

Kaedyn Cobbs already felt pretty good about Illinois, but then Illini head coach Bret Bielema visited him at ... 21-7 win over defending national champion Michigan won the 100-year anniversary ...