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

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

Head football coach Bret Bielema and Illinois have agreed to a six-year extension that will increase Bielema's salary to $7.7 ...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract with the university. Bielema will make $7.7 ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — 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 ...

Bret Bielema has re-upped at Illinois after leading the Illini to their first 10-win season in nearly a quarter-century.

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year ... who was born in Silvis and grew up in Prophetstown, Ill., is now signed through the 2030 season. The new contract also ...