His time in Champaign was long done, and yet Pat Bryant kept hanging around in the rain at Illinois this spring, just wanting ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire Thursday. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November, ...

Mike Neu spent a couple of seasons coaching the New Orleans Saints quarterbacks for Sean Payton. In each of the two seasons Neu spent as the quarterbacks coach in New Orleans (2014-15), Drew Brees ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued his hot ... It could help his case that Abney will be reuniting with former Ball State head coach Mike Neu, who was recently hired as a senior offensive ...

How he fits: Abney is an intriguing addition with long-term upside, and Neu obviously gives Illinois great insight into Abney as a player. Abney is still relatively new to the tight end position ...

His time in Champaign was long done, yet Pat Bryant kept hanging around in the rain at Illinois this spring, just wanting to watch some ball. In January, Mike Neu — once a scout and quarterbacks ...