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Illinois hires Bielema as coach to lift struggling program

by Andy Seligman
| December 20, 2020 12:06 AM

Bret Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Rose Bowls before a disappointing run at Arkansas, is returning to the Big Ten and his home state to coach Illinois.

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