Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Bret Bielema

Big Ten Coach Wanted Scrimmage With Bill Belichick's UNC Before NCAA Decision

One of Belichick's former Patriots assistants hoped to scrimmage his former boss's new squad.

Sports Illustrated

Illinois Makes Contract Decision for Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Underwood's led the Fighting Illini to five-straight NCAA tournament appearances.

Sports Illustrated

Details of New Contract for Illinois Head Football Coach Bret Bielema

Bielema has turned the Illini football program around, and has been rewarded with a lucrative contract extension.

Sports Illustrated

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Bret Bielema Takes Massive Shot at Jim Harbaugh As Michigan Sets for NCAA Fight

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema called out Jim Harbaugh using an old quote of his as the Chargers coach's former program, the Michigan Wolverines, prepares for a fight with the NCAA over sign-stealing allegations.

Sports Illustrated

Bret Bielema Explains His Side of Citrus Bowl Incident With Shane Beamer

Bielema has explained his side of Citrus Bowl fight with Shane Beamer.

Sports Illustrated

Bret Bielema Sends Sarcastic New Year's Message to Shane Beamer Amid Citrus Bowl Feud

The fireworks from Tuesday's Citrus Bowl spilled into New Year's Day between the two head coaches.

Sports Illustrated

Bret Bielema Gives Two-Word Explanation For Citrus Bowl Incident With Shane Beamer

Citrus Bowl altercation was addressed by both coaches in the postgame.

Sports Illustrated

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

South Carolina's Shane Beamer Responds to Bret Bielema's 'Bush League' Citrus Bowl Taunt

Shane Beamer was not at all happy with out things played out at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

Sports Illustrated

Shane Beamer, Bret Bielema's Heated Citrus Bowl Altercation Instantly Became a Meme

Things got spicy in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday evening.

Sports Illustrated

South Carolina’s Shane Beamer Charges at Illinois’s Bret Bielema Over Citrus Bowl Taunt

Well, this escalated quickly.

Sports Illustrated

Shane Beamer erupted after Bret Bielema taunted him over Citrus Bowl substitutions

Shane Beamer was HOT.

USA Today Sports Media Group

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer goes after Illinois’ Bret Bielema during Cheez-It Bowl

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer lost it at Illinois' Bret Bielema

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Football Week 9 Watchability: Navy Gets Time in the Spotlight vs. Notre Dame

The undefeated Midshipmen finally get an opportunity to prove their unscathed record is no joke. Plus, a pair of SEC teams could take a major leap.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: 10 Coaches With Renewed Popularity

This group has gone from celebrated to doubted to—for now—renewed optimism and a chance to stay in their fan bases’ good graces.

Sports Illustrated

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: Northern Illinois’s Upset of Notre Dame Rallied the Base for Coach Thomas Hammock

A handful of coaches have had stirring wins this season, reminding their teams’ fans of their coaching chops.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Collision alert: Mason Marchand holds on for a terrific catch

There was a great catch made in an Illinois high school baseball game on Friday.

Sports Illustrated

Tommy DeVito’s Up-and-Down College Career Makes His NFL Success Even More Surprising

The Giants rookie quarterback overcame plenty of adversity during his college career at Syracuse and Illinois to carve out a spot in the NFL.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois finished at the bottom of a worse-than-ever Big Ten West — now that’s saying something

It’s OK that the Illini are missing out on the postseason. Nobody needed to see them play again.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Hat’ check: Is the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry ever going to measure up?

As end-of-November college football rivalries go, Illinois-Northwestern just might be the runt of the litter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Game Hunting: Illinois, Northwestern get Week 12 shots to lock into bowl position

It can’t be that hard for the Illini to beat Iowa, can it? And why is Purdue favored in Evanston?

Chicago Sun-Times

Three-Dot Dash: Illinois’ Bret Bielema has a huge decision — Luke Altmyer or John Paddock at QB?

There’s no such thing as having two quarterbacks in mid-November. If you don’t have a QB1 you’re all-in on, you’ve got problems.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is it really so hard to sustain football success at Illinois? Former Illini standouts weigh in

Anyone who has spent more than a little time steeped in Illinois football has been subjected to a drumbeat of doubt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Upon further review, it wasn’t the refs who choked away Illinois’ big lead against Wisconsin

Bret Bielema is deep enough into his third head coaching stop that you’re not wrong for worrying that the needle has started to move in the wrong direction.

Chicago Sun-Times

After a big win at Maryland, Illinois coach Bret Bielema needs more of the same, not excuses

Players are to blame in college football only when coaches are made of teflon, and Bielema hasn’t afforded himself that kind of comfort in three years on the job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ Bielema, Notre Dame’s Freeman high on list of struggling coaches after Week 6

The Illini have gone so far in the wrong direction, it’s fair to ask if the program is in any better condition midway through Bret Bielema’s third season than it was on Lovie Smith’s last day.

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.