Feb. 13—CHAMPAIGN — How do you go from being a retiring head coach one day to a Big Ten defensive coordinator the next? For Bobby Hauck, all it took was a conversation with Illinois' Bret Bielema.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — A pair of coaches with ties to the Montana football program are reuniting with former ...

MONTANA — Former Montana head coach Bobby Hauck has landed a new role as a defensive coordinator at Illinois, according to a recent report. Hauck will join Bret Bielema's staff and take charge of the ...

Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema announced the hiring Monday to replace Aaron Henry, who left to be co-defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. Hauck retired last Wednesday, saying he didn’t enjoy his ...

Feb. 10—That was quick. On Monday, five days after he announced his retirement as head coach of the Montana Grizzlies, Bobby Hauck was named as defensive coordinator for Illinois. The Big 10 program ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — Bobby Hauck entered the West Auxiliary Gym inside Dahlberg Arena Wednesday morning no ...

FILE - Montana coach Bobby Hauck talks Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, about the team's NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title game against top-rated South Dakota State in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen ...

CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema had plans to talk to Bobby Hauck last Friday to continue his push to reel in the former Montana head coach as his new defensive coordinator at Illinois. The only problem was ...

Mike Linehan, the former defensive ends coach at Montana, takes the same role with Illinois. Linehan coached for three seasons at Montana under Bobby Hauck, who is now the defensive coordinator at ...

It's barely March, and Illinois has already had its fair share of coaching changes – most notably losing defensive coordinator Aaron Henry to Notre Dame. Henry, the Illini's defensive coordinator each ...