Former UNLV caput manager Bobby Hauck returns to Sam Boyd Stadium arsenic the San Diego State peculiar teams manager for their crippled connected Friday, November 21, 2015. Photo by: L.E. Baskow
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Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 | 8:13 p.m.
Illinois antiaircraft coordinator Bobby Hauck has parted ways with the programme conscionable 4 games into his archetypal season, manager Bret Bielema announced Sunday.
Bielema had hired the erstwhile Montana caput coach to regenerate Aaron Henry, who near to beryllium co-defensive coordinator astatine Notre Dame.
The Illini (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) lost 42-19 astatine Ohio State on Saturday and participate this week 100th nationally successful scoring defense, 111th successful full defence and 119th successful walk defense.
“Coach Hauck reached retired to maine aboriginal this greeting and asked to conscionable up of our planned gathering time,” Bielema said. “We met and mutually agreed that a alteration successful enactment was successful the champion interests of our defense. Coach Hauck and I agreed this is the champion way guardant for our staff, and astir importantly, our student-athletes, astatine this time. I would similar to convey Bobby for his enactment with our program.”
Bielema did not denote a successor to Hauck, who was hired little than a week aft he announced his status from Montana in February.
“I enjoyed being a portion of the unit present astatine Illinois and moving alongside Coach Bielema each day,” Hauck said. "I americium precise appreciative of the accidental to beryllium present and thankful for each of the hard enactment from the players, coaches, and staff. I privation Illinois the champion of luck.”
Illinois hosts Purdue connected Saturday.
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