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Bret Bielema, Illinois face Iowa in old-fashioned Big Ten matchup
2 years ago - Oct 05, 2022, 4:27 AM
Last week, Bret Bielema led Illinois against Wisconsin in his first trip to Madison since giving up the Badgers' head coaching gig to take over at Arkansas in 2012. Arguably, though, Bielema identifies more with his 11 years at Iowa than his seven seasons at Wisconsin -- and he's had a Hawkeye tattoo on his left calf since 1990 to prove it. "Hell of an idea when you're 19," joked Bielema, who played on Iowa's defensive line for four years, coached under Hayden Fry for four years and then spent Kirk Ferentz's first three seasons at Iowa as his linebackers coach.