Alex Benizzi is in his fifth season as director of football video in 2019 and sixth year overall at Illinois after serving as assistant video coordinator for the Illini during the 2014 season.

During his time as assistant video coordinator, Benizzi assisted the coaching staff with various video requests, managed iPad updates and distribution to student-athletes, and aided with recruiting visits. He also oversaw all video and photo production.

Prior to joining the Fighting Illini, Benizzi worked as a production assistant for Crimson Tide Productions at the University of Alabama. He composed videos for athletic awards and season highlights along with logging video clips and filming special events and press conferences.

While in Tuscaloosa, he also worked as a freelance videographer for the SEC Digital Network, a graduate assistant in Video Services and the Creative Director for “Contrarian Marketing.”

Benizzi graduated from the University of Alabama in 2010 with a bachelor of arts in communication and information sciences. He also earned his master’s degree in marketing from Alabama in 2012.

Benizzi and his wife, Katlynne, married in 2017. They have one son, Maddox.