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Incoming Illinois football coach Bret Bielema speaks at a news conference at Smith Football Center in Champaign, Ill. Bielema said Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, he hopes to have a coaching staff in place by early January. 2021, and is already concentrating on homegrown recruiting. Bielema, a native of Prophetstown, Ill., replaces Lovie Smith, who went 17-39 overall in his five-year tenure and posted a 10-33 Big Ten record. Bielema's initial contract is for six years beginning with an annual salary of $4.2 million. (Michael Glasgow/University of Illinois Athletics via AP)

Incoming Illinois football coach Bret Bielema speaks at a news conference at Smith Football Center in Champaign, Ill. Bielema said Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, he hopes to have a coaching staff in place by early January. 2021, and is already concentrating on homegrown recruiting. Bielema, a native of Prophetstown, Ill., replaces Lovie Smith, who went 17-39 overall in his five-year tenure and posted a 10-33 Big Ten record. Bielema's initial contract is for six years beginning with an annual salary of $4.2 million. (Michael Glasgow/University of Illinois Athletics via AP)

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