Illinois fired football coach Bill Cubit on Saturday, with new athletic director Josh Whitman saying immediate stability was needed. After coaching the team to a 5-7 record on an interim basis last ...

Illinois is giving interim football coach Bill Cubit the full-time job, awarding him with a two-year contract on Saturday. Cubit was elevated to interim coach when the Illini fired Tim Beckman a week ...

CHAMPAIGN – It’s been 30 years since Bill Cubit was coaching his final season at Central Florida and as strange as it may seem for a life-long offensive coach, Cubit was in charge of the secondary.

CHAMPAIGN – So much seemed to be falling into place Saturday on a windy, cloudy, autumn afternoon that reminded us we’re at the portion of the college football season when things truly get interesting ...

Cubit says: "I saw him in a spring game catch a touchdown pass, rush for a touchdown and make a couple interceptions. This guy’s a player. He’s going to help us out. We’ll start him over on defense ...

CHAMPAIGN — No one seems certain when it happened, but at some point football coaches discovered a new toy they could use to rev up their offenses. They learned that offenses come equipped with an ...

CHAMPAIGN – Since Illinois did not play last weekend, offensive coordinator Bill Cubit had some extra time to check up on the competition. Despite the perception that pass-happy offenses and read ...

Illinois offensive coordinator Bill Cubit talks to quarterback Reilly O'Toole (4) during an NCAA football game against Penn State Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. (AP ...