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New details in Whitman's deal: $1.725 million base pay in 2028, 6 retention bonuses of $300,000 to...
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoNov. 9—URBANA — Josh Whitman's annual base pay would jump from $1.5 million to $1.725 million in 2028 under the terms of the proposed three-year contract extension for the athletic director ...
Asmussen | Whitman's football program reaches a happy place, with room to grow
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 22—Josh Whitman spent two hours Wednesday talking about the Illinois athletic program. No surprise, football was a constant topic. The sport does, after all, pay the bills. The monster ...
How Illini AD's paycheck compares to Big Ten peers
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoNov. 3—Want to purchase today's print edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations. Here's what the Big Ten athletic director guaranteed compensation chart will look like this month, when ...
Bielema has happy return as Illinois pounds Wisconsin 34-10
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllinois coach Bret Bielema had a triumphant return to Camp Randall Stadium because he’s helped make...
Whitman: 'This is the only job I've ever aspired to have'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 8—CHAMPAIGN — One of the most coveted jobs in sports is about to have an opening: Big Ten Commissioner. Josh Whitman realizes this. Understands this. But the Illinois athletic director ...
Whitman weighs in on Friday night football, IHSA on-campus matters
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 28—CHAMPAIGN — It's been nearly two years since Illinois football has played a Friday night game at Memorial Stadium. The most recent occurrence of this was Sept. 17, 2021, when the Illini ...
Illinois rewards Bielema with new contract through 2028
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois signed coach Bret Bielema to a new six-year contract through 2028 on...
Asmussen | Rolling out the red carpet
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoSep. 1—URBANA — By my count, Bret Bielema has three bosses: His immediate superior, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman, Whitman's boss, Chancellor Robert Jones, and everybody's boss, University ...
A Heisman Trophy candidate who cooks on and off the field plus the rest of what we learned on Day 2...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoINDIANAPOLIS – The 50th annual Big Ten football media days ended Wednesday at Lucas Oil Stadium, but...
As Big Ten grows stronger, the Notre Dame question looms | Opinion
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoINDIANAPOLIS — While pursuing his accelerated MBA in the Mendoza College of Business last fall,...
