CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In 2011, a young high school recruit, Travis Frederick, opted to join the Wisconsin Badgers football program for spring ball. He graduated from high school early, packed his ...

Not many freshmen suit up, let alone start, for their varsity football team It's even rarer ... So impressed were Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff by Tabron that they offered him a ...

Cleaning out the notebook — and my head — on a cloudy Thursday. Ask a college coach, in any sport, what group of fans he or she most wants in the stands and the answer is always going to be the same: ...

Bret Bielema is still in the middle of molding one of the best recruiting classes in program history. It is hard to look at ...

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 Bielema for turning ...