Bielema named to Coach of Year Watch List
Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema Named to Coach of the Year Watch List
Bret Bielema, in his fourth season with the Illini, will now be considered for college football's most prestigious coaching award
Bielema named to watch list for coach of the year award
Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema is on the watch list for the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year. On Wednesday, 27 college football coaches were named to the watch list, which is presented annually to a coach who,
Where Illinois football's Bret Bielema ranks in coach pay in USA TODAY annual report
Bielema's salary ranking among the Big Ten shows how much the league's schools must pay to keep the top coaches. USC's Lincoln Riley and Ohio State's Ryan Day lead the Big Ten with total pay of just more than $10 million, both in the top five nationally.
Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema's (Surprising?) Reaction to Week 7 Purdue Win
Should Bret be more upset? Who knows precisely how full or empty the glass is a day after No. 23 Illinois squeaked by Purdue in a 50-49 overtime home win Saturday? But some Illini fans were less than enthused about the victory,
Bielema Named to Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was named to the 2024 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list. The American Heart Association made the announcement Wednesday. Bielema has led the Fighting Illini to a 5-1 start. No. 22 Illinois has been ranked for five straight weeks.
Pitt's Pat Narduzzi named to Paul 'Bear' Bryant coach of the year watch list
PITTSBURGH – After directing Pitt to its first 6-0 start in 42 years, Pat Narduzzi has been named to the 2024 Paul "Bear" Bryant coach of the year award watch list. Narduzzi is one of 27 coaches nationwide who are under consideration for the prestigious honor that annually "recognizes contributions that make the sport better for athletes and fans alike by demonstrating grit,
Big Ten Football Coaches on the Hot Seat: Illinois' Bret Bielema Is Sitting Pretty
Aug 29, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema on the sidelines during the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images / Ron Johnson-Imagn Images For the second time in his Illinois coaching career,
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Illinois brings momentum, talented skill players to showdown with Michigan
Moore highlighted Illinois’ big running backs and their top wide receivers: Pat Bryant (seven touchdowns) and Zakhari ...
'Pissed Off' Bret Bielema Takes Not-So-Subtle Shots at Purdue, Ryan Walters
Illinois coach Bret Bielema said he was 'pissed off' heading into Saturday's game against Purdue in his postgame press ...
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Can't Wait For Saturday | Where will Illinois football spend the holidays? Too soon to tell
What we do know is that Illinois is almost in. Just one win in the final six games puts Illinois back in a bowl for the first ...
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Bret Bielema viewing loss to Penn State with new perspective thanks to bye week
No coach will say there's a good time to lose a game, but for the Illinois football team, the bye week couldn't have come at ...
Overreactions from Week 7 in the Big Ten
A feud between Bret Bielema and Ryan Walters, James Franklin ruins Penn State's fun, an Iowa fan takes a football to the face ...
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Michigan football player on Illinois: 'They'll punch you in the mouth'
In the preseason, it wasn’t expected that Michigan football’s midseason trip to Champaign to face Illinois would be a huge matchup. However, the Illini enter the game 5-1, ranked one spot higher than ...
Back at home, No. 23 Illinois faces nemesis Purdue and former defensive coordinator
Illinois hasn’t played a home game in a month. Road games at then No. 22-Nebraska and then-No. 9 Penn State and a bye week ...
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Bret Bielema's Bold Prediction About Dan Lanning's Genius Move Triggering NCAA Investigation Begins to Ring True
Well, well, well, Bret Bielema can very well try his luck as a fortune teller. The post Bret Bielema's Bold Prediction About ...