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• U. of I. football coach built an army of elite recruiters: His players’ moms

  Sep 22, 2025 10:15 am by Wall Street JournalIllinois in the News
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  Wall Street Journal (Sept. 17) Bret Bielema has turned around Illinois’ program by getting his players to stick around. He did it in part by winning over their mothers.

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