Michael DiAngelo is in his first season as an offensive analyst at Illinois in 2020, working specifically with the quarterbacks. 

DiAngelo comes to Illinois with seven years of Division I football experience, including five bowl appearances. He most recently serving as a Player Personnel Analyst at Ole Miss in 2019, working with quarterbacks. Prior to Ole Miss, DiAngelo spent six seasons at Arizona first as a defensive graduate assistant then as an analyst. 

At Arizona, he coached multiple NFL Draft pick defensive backs, including 2016 sixth-round pick Will Parks and 2018 fifth-round pick Dane Cruikshank, as well as two-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention honoree Jared Tevis and 2015 All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection Will Parks. Arizona No. 4 in the nation forced fumbles in 2014, No. 7 in interceptions in 2017, No. 12 in TFLs in 2014, and No. 13 in interceptions in 2013. 

DiAngelo joined Arizona in spring 2013 after spending six years on the coaching staff at Washington and Jefferson College, where he served as secondary coach, quarterback and receivers coach and also served as special teams coordinator. He helped Washington and Jefferson earn the school’s 23rd PAC Championship and 22nd NCAA playoff appearance during the 2012 season. As special teams coordinator, he played an important role in the development of Eric Eberle, who became one of the region’s top kickers/punters. Eberle booted 11 field goals (second in school history) and was an All-PAC First-Team selection. W&J led the conference in kickoff coverage with a 40.6-yard advantage per game on their opponents. 

In 2011, DiAngelo helped the Presidents rank 37th in the nation in total defense (299.3 ypg). DiAngelo also coached wide receiver David Ravida, who finished his career as the Presidents’ all-time leading receiver with 191 catches.

DiAngelo spent the 2006 season as an assistant football coach at Division II Concord University (W.Va.) where he worked primarily as the team’s quarterbacks coach. He also assisted with the special teams units.

DiAngelo was a four-year member of the Baldwin-Wallace (2002-05) football program and a two-year starting quarterback. As a junior, the Steubenville, Ohio, native threw for 1,249 yards and eight touchdowns. During his sophomore season in 2003, the Yellow Jackets earned a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.