Bret Arnold Bielema (/ ˈ b iː l ə m ɑː /; born January 13, 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a position he has held since the 2021 season.

1 day ago · Illinois coach Bret Bielema took aim at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in a series of tweets amid reported pushback by UM against the NCAA in its alleged sign-stealing investigation. In ...

1 day ago · Bret Bielema was in mid-season form this week when he trolled Jim Harbaugh on social media after it was reported Michigan pushed back against the NCAA in the sign-stealing investigation.

1 day ago · University of Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema took a shot at former University of Michigan and current Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh on social media Wednesday. Replying to ...

1 day ago · Illinois football coach Bret Bielema threw some shade at former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in tweets amid a reported effort by UM against the NCAA in its sign-stealing investigation.. And Bielema ...

Bielema, who signed a six-year agreement in 2022 that will keep him at Illinois through 2028, has elevated Illinois to new heights during his first four seasons with 27 wins and 18 Big Ten victories.

Dec 30, 2024 · Bret Bielema told local media how critical a victory against South Carolina would be in propelling Illinois to further heights. Illinois is seeking its first 10-win season since 2001, the first...

Oct 25, 2024 · Now in his 11th year as a head coach in the Big Ten, it has become clear that Bielema is the quintessential coach for the oldest conference in major college...

Dec 7, 2024 · Illinois coach Bret Bielema didn't take too kindly to the fact that specific Power Four programs have bigger budgets than his. Bielema called for advocacy changes for college football teams to...

Oct 21, 2023 · Bret Bielema hasn't coached a game for the Badgers since infamously leaving the program amid an 8-5 record — and before the team's Rose Bowl Game — to take over at Arkansas in...