There are some elite programs after Cincere Johnson. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas A&M and Oklahoma are all heavily ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff have continued to build out the program's 2026 recruiting class, adding 6-foot-4, ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema took to social media again after his team was not included in next year's way-too-early playoff ...

Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around ...

The Fighting Illini coach didn't call out the recruit by name, but Bielema watched Dunlap's Mack Sutter play basketball ...

Illinois football fans are well aware of coach Bret Bielema's feistiness and competitive nature on the field and in the ...

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

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Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On ...

Composite Rating: No. 929 overall, No. 72 edge rusher Offers: Illinois, Boston College, Cincinnati ... grade and has turned himself into a great football player. Long and athletic.