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2006 Big Ten Coach of the Year. 32 All-Americans as a Head Coach. 55 NFL Draft Picks as a Head Coach. Bret Bielema was named as the 26th Fighting Illini Head Football Coach in the history of the program in December 2020. A native of Prophetstown, Illinois, Bielema has 26 years of collegiate coaching experience and compiled a 15-year record of ...
May 18, 2023 · Illinois football coach Bret Bielema, coming off the program's first winning season in more than a decade, talks about new expectations, recruiting with NIL and hope for the upcoming season.
Dec 20, 2022 · Illinoiscoach Bret Bielema, who this season guided the team to its highest wins total since 2007, has agreed to a new contract through the 2028 season. Bielema, who is 13-11 in his second...
Oct 7, 2022 · head coach Bret Bielema. Illinois Fighting Illini Football vs. Purdue – 9/26/21. His time at Arkansas wasn’t nearly as successful as Bielema finished 29-34 overall and just 11-29 in Southeastern Conference play over five seasons.
Feb 12, 2021 · Lessons that shaped Bret Bielema on the road back to Illinois and the Big Ten - The Athletic. By Matt Fortuna. Feb 12, 2021. 45. “I really didn’t talk much back then,” Bret Bielema says,...
Sep 28, 2022 · Sep 28, 2022. 92. Bret Bielema acknowledged he knew this day was coming. From the moment he accepted the job to be the next Illinois football coach, he understood the road through the Big Ten...
Sep 29, 2022 · Illinois’ Bret Bielema wants to keep the focus off himself as the former Wisconsin coach returns to Camp Randall Stadium with an opposing team for the first time since his surprising exit a...
