With the addition of the 12-team College Football Playoff, it seems as if non-Playoff bowl games have lost a bit of luster. But not all of them fall in that category. Last season’s Citrus Bowl was ...

Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer have finally buried the hatchet. Amid their bowl game scuffle which led to Bielema’s taunt toward Beamer with the T-Bar fair catch signal, Bielema admitted his ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema made a new SEC rival this week after naming names in a tampering accusation. His no-so-subtle jab at the Georgia ...

Following their high-profile incident in the Citrus Bowl, Shane Beamer told reporters Bret Bielema reached out. The Illinois coach confirmed that call Tuesday and addressed what happened. After ...

Bielema had a quick answer. "I think we all learn from our past failures, Bielema said. Haugh didn't miss the chance to ask about South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, who wasn't happy with Bielema ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].

Bret Bielema is a fan of chirping, particularly during heated moments on and off the field, and he likes to be as blunt as possible.

Haugh didn't miss the chance to ask about South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, who wasn't happy with Bielema during parts of the the Illini's 21-17 Citrus Bowl win on New Year's Eve and had to be ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was an instigator and South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer looked ready to brawl, but now the two have moved on. In an appearance on Pardon My Take podcast on ...

ASU football's Kenny Dillingham was not on the radar for college football coach of the year awards entering last season. That ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema and quarterback Luke Altmyer sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Wrigley Field.