Bret Bielema

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420 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 7 Jun

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And then when I heard that Spoon was elected captain and Hunter, I knew was already a captain in New England.

To have those guys meet midfield is just truly one of those awesome moments as a coach.

It has nothing to do with football.

It just has to do with the people.

You know, Dave, just a complete...

foot race.

So January, well, we play our last game December 30th.

We have December 31st.

New Year's Eve day is the only day that my staff and I had had off since July.

You kind of took a deep breath, but I knew what was coming.

Then we started the portal season all of January.

It was the only time I could be on the road as a head coach.

I was in Chicago two or three times recruiting.

I was across the country.

I kind of put off the hiring process until February 1st.

But as you mentioned, I had transitioned at tight end at special teams, three positions on defense.

But I kind of knew, even going back into fall camp in July and August, at the beginning of the season,

We had had three straight years of stability, produced two of the back-to-back winningest seasons in the history of Illinois football.

So I knew that because we had done things well, I knew others would take notice of that.

I didn't lose, but gained the opportunity to have five new guys walk in this building.

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