NEW: Illinois head coach Bret Bielema to On3's @AndyStaples:
“I coach my coaches, but I'm not involved in a lot of game plan things, but personnel, I'm heavily involved in, and really the distribution and allocation of our money...
Our building is set up on retention, removal, and acquisition. That's exactly what we are, very similar to the NFL.”
“Every single team talks about family, but when it’s literal family, it’s different.” — @JJWatt
JJ and his brother Derek Watt played for coach Bret Bielema at Wisconsin.
Now at @IlliniFootball, Bielema has five sets of brothers on the 2025 roster.
Bret Bielema says the play of the day was from special teams assistant Chris Hurd.
He caught Duke having two guys wearing #8 on that punt.
B raves about Hurd and says he tried to get him hired in the NFL when he was with the Patriots.
"That literally changed the game."
Fell asleep in the 4th Q last night so just finished Illinois/Nebraska.
The Illini passing game is FUN. Love the two wideouts. But once again the secondary is really, really good. Well-coached and highly developed playmakers on the back end.
Thanks to President and Mrs. Killeen for opening their beautiful home for the first @IlliniFootball QB Club luncheon of the new season! Incredible setting for a special group. The season is here…the juices are flowing! See you Saturday #ILLINI! 🔶🔷🏈
"They don't play Ohio State. They don't play Michigan. They get Penn State at home. They play 4 of the 6 teams with lowest win totals in the Big Ten as well."
@LateKickJosh explains why he likes the over (6.5) on Illinois' win total in 2023 🏈
WATCH 📺: https://t.co/E78oQ5NsZ5
A massive storm poised to unleash areas of heavy snow in the western United States and Canada Prairies will also trigger the potential for widespread #severeweather across portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley late this week and into the weekend: https://t.co/MfwHriwSw5