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Bret Bielema turns Illinois into leading NFL talent producer; earns contract extension

Illinois was one of only five schools with three or more players drafted during the first three rounds in both the 2023 and 2024 NFL Drafts

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Details of New Contract for Illinois Head Football Coach Bret Bielema

Bielema has turned the Illini football program around, and has been rewarded with a lucrative contract extension.

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Bret Bielema, Illinois football make $7.7M announcement

The Illinois football program isn't slowing down anytime soon. Tuesday evening, coach Bret Bielema continued his commitment to lead the team through the end of the decade with a lucrative contract extension through the 2030 season.

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Illini Football Season Opener Against Western Illinois Moved to Friday Night

The Illinois football team will now open the 2025 season one day earlier — Friday, Aug. 29 — against Western Illinois in ...

Illinois football picks up another commitment for Class of 2026

The three-star defensive lineman from Ohio is the 14th member of the Fighting Illini's recruiting class for 2026.

Former Wisconsin football head coach signs major contract extension

Former Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini have agreed to a new six-year contract ...

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Limited Illini football season tickets go on sale Thursday

Tickets will go on sale Thursday at 9 a.m., with fewer than 800 sideline tickets remaining. Tickets on the east and west ...

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Illinois football’s 2025 season-opener vs. Western Illinois moved to Friday

The Illinois Fighting Illini's season-opening football game against the Western Illinois Leathernecks in 2025 has been moved ...

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Good Morning, Illini Nation: More Illinois high school talent on the move

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

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VIP: Six Illini football recruiting storylines to watch entering critical summer stretch for Class of 2026

Illinois football did most of its heavy lifting in ... and the No. 11-ranked recruiting class in the country, the Illini still have some work to do. Though the recruiting calendar has sped up ...

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Ohio starting to become a hotbed for Illinois football recruiting

Certain coaching regimes have certain states they like to recruit in, but for the Illinois football program, the map is wide ...

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