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 around its struggling football program,

Bielema has turned the Illini football program around, and has been rewarded with a lucrative contract extension.

Illinois gives six-year contract extensions to football coach Bret Bielema and basketball coach Brad Underwood, securing both through 2031.