CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract through the end of the 2030 season, Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced Tuesday.

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract with the university. Bielema will make $7.7 million per year under the new pact, up from the $6 million he made ...

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 ...

As the NIL era turns college football into a financial arms race, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema isn’t mincing words: “Insanity, at its best.” With top-tier programs reportedly pushing $35 ...

Illinois football head coach Bret Bielema is here to stay – at least for the foreseeable future. On Tuesday, Bielema signed a six-year contract extension designed to keep him in Champaign ...

Bret Bielema was given a contract extension and big raise Tuesday to remain as Illinois football coach. College Football Reporter/Columnist Bret Bielema was given a contract extension and big ...

The Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood eras will extend into the next decade. Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman announced Tuesday that football coach Bielema and men's basketball coach ...

Bret Bielema posted a 68-24 record with the Wisconsin Badgers from 2006-12, establishing himself as a coveted head coaching candidate. He did not fare too well on Arkansas, though, going 29-34 in ...

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 ...