Jennifer Hielsberg – Wife of Bret Bielema

As of 2021, Bret Bielema became the University of Illinois’ head coach. In a conversation with Clay Travis on Fox Sports radio, he said he met Jen Hielsberg in a Vegas casino while pretending to be a history professor at the time. After dating for four years, Bielema popped the question during April of 2011, and on March 10, 2012, they tied the knot.

Hielsberg started her career as a model after graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. The 6’2″ blonde is a mother of two daughters. Briella Nichola arrived in 2017, and Nexli Nichole was born in 2019.