Bret Bielema has to rebuild the Illinois football offensive line, and he started to do that on Monday afternoon.
During the 2025 campaign, the Illinois football team had a serviceable offensive line.
The front five for the Illini was carried by the left side of the line that consisted of JC Davis and Josh Gesky, who played the tackle and guard roles, respectively. Well, both of those talented blockers have aged out.
Not only does Bret Bielema have to replace those two talented blockers, but center Josh Kreutz is also gone, as his time in Champaign is up.