FOX 32's Tina Nguyen traveled to Champaign to check in with the No. 24 Illini before their Friday clash with No. 22 Nebraska.

Bret Bielema’s familiarity with Nebraska goes back decades. Ahead of Friday's ranked matchup, the Illinois coach had high ...

The Fighting Illini has a head man with over 15 years of Power 4 coaching experience. Here is what his presence means for ...

Illinois football is off to a great start in 2024, going 3-0 and earning a top-25 victory in week two when they took down the ...

The Illinois football program has everything going in its favor. They are 3-0 for the first time since 2011. They are ranked ...

Bret Bielema respects what Matt Rhule is building at Nebraska. 'I have known Matt all the way back to the Temple days. I've got to know him now since being in ...

Yes, No. 24 Illinois has some reasons to puff out its chest heading into Friday’s game at No. 22 Nebraska (7 p.m., FOX 32, ...

When he coaches in season openers, Bret Bielema shines. In his 16 years as a head coach at Wisconsin, Arkansas and Illinois, Bielema is 15-1 in debuts. That includes a 45-0 shutout victory this season ...

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule says it's time for the games to begin for real. That's the attitude the coach of the No. 22 ...

With his history, Bielema is also no stranger to Memorial Stadium, which will host Friday's game. He deemed the Husker ...

Illinois oach Bret Bielema watches his team during the first half of the Illini’s victory over Kansas on Sept. 7, 2024, in ...

Beat writer Scott Richey previews the Illini’s Big Ten opener against the Cornhuskers ahead of Friday's 7 p.m. kickoff at ...