While the Illinois football team is putting together an impressive class of 2026, more names are starting to emerge as possible targets. Bret Bielema has the Il ...

As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

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While Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Indiana made the College Football Playoff this past season, one team right on the ...

Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini are building one of the nation's best classes with its 2026 recruits. Here is a running ...

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University of Arkansas offensive line coach Eric Mateos recently extended a scholarship offer to freshman offensive lineman ...

His brother signed with former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema in 2017 out of Richmond (Ill.) Burton High School. He also had ...

Cam Thomas is one of the top athletes in the 2026 recruiting class, and though there is still plenty of time to go in his ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

The Illinois football program and coach Bret Bielema on Thursday received a commitment from linebacker Cam Thomas, the program's eighth from the class of 2026. Thomas, from West Chester Township, Ohio ...

Illinois football grabbed four-star linebacker Cam Thomas, which is a major win for the program and head coach Bret Bielema.