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Iowa football podcast: No Bret Bielema this week, but his Illinois rebuild is ahead of schedule

Previewing Saturday’s Illinois-Iowa game on Hawk Off The Press

Nov. 17, 2021 8:16 pm

Bret Bielema won't get a return to Kinnick Stadium this week after he tested positive for COVID-19, but his rebuild at Illinois does appear to be ahead of schedule. Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette's Illinois beat writer, talks about Bielema's work with the Illini and Saturday's Illinois-Iowa game on this week’s episode of Hawk Off The Press.

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