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Bret Bielema

Current Position

Head Coach

Salary

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Salary

$6,650,000

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Alma MaterIowa/ 1992

DegreeMarketing

Age55

High SchoolProphetstown

HometownProphetstown, IL

RivalsBret Bielema

Agent:

Neil Cornrich

NC Sports

Also Representing

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Bielema News

NCAA Football: Illinois at Duke

In effort to prove it’s a real contender, Illinois blew out a solid Duke team on the road

Ari Wasserman•09/06/25

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Bret Bielema has Illinois recruiting rolling

Adam Gorney•08/07/25

Big Ten SEC

Paul Finebaum blasts Big Ten for shots at SEC, calls media days a 'bust'

Sam Gillenwater•07/28/25

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Bret Bielema on firing back at SEC narratives: ‘If you don’t stand up for yourself, no one else will’

Dan Morrison•07/23/25

CBS Sports ranks Big Ten Coaches from best to worst

CBS Sports ranks Big Ten Coaches from best to worst

Nick Kosko•07/22/25

ESPN ranks Top 30 college football head coaches vs. expectations

ESPN ranks Top 30 college football head coaches vs. expectations

Grant Grubbs•07/17/25

Coaching History

Illinois

Head Coach2021 - present

New York

Outside Linebackers Coach2020 - 2020

New England

Defensive Line Coach2019 - 2019

New England

Associate Head Coach2018 - 2018

Arkansas

Head Coach2013 - 2017

Wisconsin

Head Coach2006 - 2012

Wisconsin

Defensive Coordinator2004 - 2005

Kansas State

Co-Defensive Coordinator2002 - 2003