Assistant Coach, Assistant Director of Football Recruiting Operations
EXPIRED

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Posted Date: Mar 08, 2025

Expired Date: Mar 14, 2025

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    $43,888/yr
  • Years of Experience
    2+ Years
  • Work Type
    Full-time

ABOUT PROGRAM

SPORTS/DEPARTMENT

About the Job
Job Description

Assistant Coach, Assistant Director of Football Recruiting Operations

Division Intercollegiate Athletics

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Football Recruiting Operations provides championship caliber support to the recruiting efforts of Fighting Illini Football. This staff member will be a valued asset of our recruiting staff, primarily coordinating logistics of recruiting efforts of the coaching staff to enhance the quality and efficiency of recruiting travel and its post trip requirements, including the financial documentation. This position will effectively liaise with coaches and recruiting contacts to positively represent the program and is expected to operate in a manner that promotes a life-changing, student-athlete experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Recruiting Operations Facilitation –
    • Assist in the organization and execution of the football program’s recruiting efforts;
    • Plan and coordinate football coach travel to and from campus recruiting visits including practices, competition, high schools and in-home visits;
    • Collaborate with third party travel agencies to meet the above initiatives,
    • Advise on and effectively communicate to football staff on recruiting trip logistics and trouble shoot situations as they arise;
    • Engage in general recruiting correspondence with prospective student-athletes, their families, coaches, and administrators; and
    • Communicate with school administrators and coaches, providing details on recruiting visits to their respective institutions while cultivating meaningful relationships.
Program Performance

Big Ten Football 2024–2025

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign record compared to the conference

School Conference Overall RPI APR
University of Oregon 9–0 13–1
Indiana University 8–1 11–2
Penn State University 8–1 13–3
Ohio State University 7–2 13–2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6–3 10–3
University of Iowa 6–3 8–5
University of Minnesota 5–4 8–5
University of Michigan 5–4 8–5
University of Washington 4–5 6–7
Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 4–5 7–6
University of Southern California 4–5 7–6
University of California, Los Angeles 3–6 5–7
Michigan State University 3–6 5–7
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3–6 7–6
University of Wisconsin-Madison 3–6 5–7
Northwestern University 2–7 4–8
University of Maryland 1–8 4–8
Purdue University 0–9 1–11
Season Head Coach Assistant Coach Conference Overall
2025-2026

Bret Bielema

2024-2025

Bret Bielema

6–3 10–3
2023-2024

Bret Bielema

3–6 5–7
2022-2023

Bret Bielema

5–4 8–5
2021-2022

Bret Bielema

4–5 5–7
2020-2021

Lovie Smith

2–6 2–6
2019-2020

Lovie Smith

4–5 6–7
2018-2019

Lovie Smith

2–7 4–8

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