Illinois Hires Bielema To Replace Smith
(Champaign, IL) — Illinois is turning to former Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema to lead the Fighting Illini football team. Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced over the weekend the university agreed to a six-year contract worth four-point-two-million-dollars per-year. Bielema was raised in Prophetstown, Illinois. He became the Wisconsin head coach in 2006 and won three Big Ten titles. In 2013, Bielema became head coach at Arkansas, compiling a 29-34 record until departing in 2018 for the NFL as an assistant with the Patriots and Giants.
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12-21-2020 01:40:06
