University of Illinois Athletics

• Harper Cole Named Offensive Skill and Special Teams Assistant Mar 26, 2025
  Cole comes to Champaign from TCU, where he spent the 2024 season as an assistant running backs coach.
• Blake Smithback Named Offensive Front Assistant Mar 26, 2025
  Smithback joins the Illini from Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was an assistant coach for three seasons.
• Memorial Stadium Seat Selection to Take Place March 25 through April 30 Mar 20, 2025
  In preparation for the 2025 season, the Memorial Stadium seat selection process is set to take place from March 25-April 30.
• Pat Bryant Named Loren Tate Award Winner Mar 7, 2025
  Media who regularly cover the Illinois football team voted on the award.
• Matt Ellerbrock Named Assistant Linebackers Coach Mar 7, 2025
  Ellerbrock joins the Fighting Illini with a decade of college coaching experience.
• James White Named Assistant Running Backs Coach Mar 6, 2025
  White, who played for Bielema at Wisconsin, enters the coaching profession following an eight-year NFL playing career.
• Antonio James Named Assistant Defensive Line Coach Mar 5, 2025
  James joins the Fighting Illini from Southern Illinois, where he spent the last two seasons as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator for the Salukis.
• Artur Sitkowski Promoted to Co-Quarterbacks Coach Mar 4, 2025
  Sitkowski will work alongside offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. in leading the quarterbacks room for the Fighting Illini.
• Joe Kim Named Illini Football’s Skill Development Coordinator Mar 3, 2025
  Kim is widely regarded as one of the top pass-rush experts in the nation.
• Pat Bryant Competes at the NFL Combine Mar 1, 2025
  Bryant showed out in front of NFL coaches, general managers, and scouts in Indianapolis.