The college football world readily acknowledges how the Illinois Fighting Illini surprised the nation. Now, can Bret Bielema live up to the hype in 2025? Or will they fade away into Big Ten obscurity?

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was seen in Mobile ... Bielema fully supports soon-to-be NFL-bound wide receiver Pat Bryant. Bielema did an exclusive interview Wednesday with independent ...

Recruited by wide receivers coach Justin Stepp alongside offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr., Hudson Clement became dead set on attending Illinois after his visit to Champaign.

The Guyer High School (Texas) standout chose Bret Bielema's program over schools like ... key targets like running back Lesroy Tittle and wide receiver Devyon Hill-Lomax. Kayden Cobbs finished ...

There are also a few holes to fill in the roster, but head coach Bret Bielema seems to have a way ... Brayden Trimble is a productive wide receiver who will stay close to home for college.

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach ... his special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Robby Discher and wide receivers coach Justin Stepp. "It's a pretty cool to have to have ...

The Fighting Illini dipped into Florida for the third time in their 2026 recruiting class when a three-star receiver committed.

Nearly a month has gone by since Illinois beat South Carolina, 21-17, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, but both South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois' Bret Bielema ... that's why my wife ...