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

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

Prophetstown native Bret Bielema, now earning $7.7M a year, has turned Illinois football around and signed a six-year deal ...

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 ...

Navy-and-orange billboards line I-74 through central Illinois from near the Mississippi River on the west to the Indiana ...

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 contract with the university. Bielema will make $7.7 ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has agreed to a new six-year contract through the end of the 2030 season, Illinois Director ...