Bielema opened his fifth spring session as Illinois coach. With a talented, experienced team returning, expectations are high ...

Illinois began to turn heads this past fall with a 10-3 season capped by a Citrus Bowl win against South Carolina. A ...

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

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

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema stopped by the Esquire for our weekly radio show hosted by News-Gazette sportswriters ...

That Illinois spring game tailgate you were thinking about is going to have to wait. Maybe until 2026. If ever. During his opening press conference of the spring session on Tuesday afternoon, Illinois ...

Sitkowski began with an opening statement — typically a move of a head coach — before using a familiar, Bret Bielema-like line of, "With that, I'll open it up for questions." An opening ...

Illinois held its annual Pro Day Thursday, and the practice facility was packed with the players’ families, teammates and NFL ...

Former Badgers great James White, the sweet-footed running back who went on to win three Super Bowls, will have a place on an ...

The former Patriots running back and three-time Super Bowl champion has been hired as the new running backs coach at the ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has in recent days made several new additions to the Illini's coaching staff, some of whom are familiar faces or have previous ties to Bielema. A quick rundown of those ...

What makes White's contributions even more impressive is who he shared the backfield with. During his senior campaign, the same season program legend Melvin Gordon burst onto the scene, White rushed ...