Atlanta Braves executive James Smith has been hired as Maryland’s athletic director. Smith has been the Braves’ senior vice president of business strategy for five ...

Certain coaching regimes have certain states they like to recruit in, but for the Illinois football program, the map is wide ...

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

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After an impressive season for the Illinois Fighting Illini football program, Illinois has locked in Bret Bielema for a ...

Illinois gives six-year contract extensions to football coach Bret Bielema and basketball coach Brad Underwood, securing both ...

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

Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret ...

Illinois has quietly built a strong track record of developing defensive line talent under Bret Bielema. In recent years, the program has sent standout linemen Jer’Zhan Newton (Commanders) and Keith ...

Illinois Athletics announced major coaching news on Tuesday. The Illini have extended the contracts of both head football ...

The school announced that both Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood would receive new six-year contracts pending Board of Trustees ...