Bielema, a 54-year-old Illinois native now in his fourth season as coach of the Illini, has led the team to an unexpected 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten) start and a No. 22 ranking in this week's AP Top 25 poll.

Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded Bielema for turning ...

After one of the biggest turnarounds in Illinois history, head coach Bret Bielema will be awarded a raise and extension, pending approval from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. At the ...

University of Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was a former UTEP and Houston coach, died at 62. Long-time college football coach Dana Dimel died on Tuesday, his family said.

The college coaching profession is not noted as a haven of security, but if anybody seemed safe in his job it was Pete Elliott, the University of Illinois' football coach since 1960. Blond, ...