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Former Wisconsin DC Jim Leonhard hired as an Illinois analyst

Tyler James

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I'm not quite sure how Jim Leonhard has been unemployed all offseason, but he's now a senior football analyst for Illinois.

Leonhard, a successful defensive coordinator for Wisconsin, served as the interim head coach for Wisconsin last season prior to Luke Fickell being hired as head coach.

When Marcus Freeman needed to hire a defensive coordinator after being named Notre Dame's head coach, he reached out to Leonhard as a potential candidate but it wasn't enough to pull him away from the Badgers.

 
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