2026 Football Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | @illinois.edu |
|---|---|---|
| Bret Bielema | Douglas C. and Linda M. Mills Endowed Head Football Coach | |
| Barry Lunney Jr. | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach | blunney |
| Bobby Hauck | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Chris Hurd | Special Teams Coordinator | cmhurd |
| Ronnie Bradford | Secondary Coach | ronnieb |
| Roger Cooper | Inside Linebackers Coach | rogerc |
| Jared Elliott | Tight Ends Coach | jarede3 |
| Mike Linehan | Defensive Ends Coach | ml202 |
| Archie McDaniel | Outside Linebackers Coach | arch31 |
| Bart Miller | Offensive Line Coach | bemiller |
| Mike Neu | Pass Game Coordinator | mdneu |
| Corey Parker | Defensive Backs Coach | cp82 |
| Artur Sitkowski | Quarterbacks Coach | arturs2 |
| Justin Stepp | Wide Receivers Coach | jstepp |
| Jordan Thomas | Defensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator | jordanlt |
| Tyrone Wheatley | Running Backs Coach | taw6 |
| Ben Miller | Senior Head Coach Analyst | btmiller |
| Danny Cameron | Senior Offensive Analyst/Assistant Running Backs Coach | dcam |
| Myers Hendrickson | Senior Defensive Analyst | myersh |
| Byron Bell | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | bbell76 |
| Harper Cole | Assistant Wide Receivers Coach | hccole85 |
| Matt Ellerbrock | Assistant Linebackers Coach | me43 |
| Robby Hauck | Assistant Defensive Backs Coach | rlhauck |
| Steven Koch | Assistant Special Teams Coach | stevenk9 |
| Alex Panos | Assistant Defensive Line Coach | ap75 |
| Ryan Simerson | Assistant Secondary Coach | rts |
| Blake Smithback | Offensive Front Assistant | blakes |
