Bret Bielema’s Illini Contract Includes Newly Signed Big Ten Non-Compete Amendment

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema isn’t permitted to resign from his current position to become a head coach at another Big Ten Conference school, including his alma mater Iowa, through Jan. 31, 2029. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 3, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bret Bielema recently signed an amendment to his contract with the University of Illinois that unconditionally restricts him from taking another Big Ten Conference head coach job over the course of the six-year deal . . .

 

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