Bret Bielema has yet to beat Purdue since arriving at Illinois in 2021. This week, the lllini coach is putting an emphasis on ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielama brought up the rivalry part of the Illinois-Purdue series right away this week, noting ...

For the first month of the season, Illinois has been more like Rocky Balboa. Scrappy underdogs, feeling emboldened after ...

As the early Signing Day approaches, recruiting battles are heating up. Rich Cirminiello updates Illinois' class ranking compared to the rest of the Big Ten.

With the team flourishing in Bielema’s fourth season in Champaign, Bielema has made it a priority to ensure Illinois is not ...

"They're calling for a 'White Out energy,' whatever the hell that means.'Bret Bielema, Illinois coach At his weekly press ...

Illinois has resided in the AP Top 25 for the past few weeks, is coming off a bye week and surely is looking forward to ...

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Illinois coach Bret Bielema remains positive about his team despite a 21-7 loss to Penn State, highlighting areas for ...

Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue football betting odds, over/under and point spread for their Week 7 game on ...

Bret Bielema's Illinois football team first moved into The Associated Press Top 25 this season on Sept. 15 (I ranked the team on Sept. 8). Illinois went from No. 24 to No. 19 back to the current No.

Bret Bielema's Illinois football remained ranked Sunday for the fourth week in a row. It can guarantee No. 5 with a win ...