Greg Froelich is in his first season as a special teams analyst at Illinois in 2021. Froelich came to Illinois from Michigan, where he was a special teams and running backs analyst from 2017-20.

Froelich helped coach one of the top special teams units in the nation in 2021, helping Illinois to a 5-7 record and ranked wins over #7 Penn State and #20 Minnesota. Illinois' veteran special teams unit, led by All-Big Ten performers K James McCourt and P Blake Hayes, helped the Illini finish #1 in the nation in special teams, according to ESPN's SP+ rating. McCourt tied a program record with four 50+-yard field goals and two-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week Hayes left Champaign with nearly every punting record in Illini history, including landing half of his punts in side the 20 for an Illini-record 34 punts inside the 20.

Froelich helped Michigan produce some of the top special teams units during his four years as an analyst, including a No. 2 ranking among special teams units in the nation in 2019 according to Football Outsiders.

Froelich was a two-time letterman at Michigan as an offensive lineman and fullback from 2013-17. He was a 2017 and 2018 Academic All-Big Ten selection and graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in political science in 2017. Froelich completed a master's degree in public policy in 2019.