The interim chancellor of the University of Illinois’ flagship campus says the decision to give interim football coach Bill Cubit a two-year deal was based on the program’s need for stability.
The school announced Saturday that Cubit had agreed to the contract. He had been promoted to interim coach right before this season, after coach Tim Beckman was fired.
Urbana-Champaign campus interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson says Cubit has provided stability for the team, and will help with “near-term recruitment.”
Wilson said she didn’t consider bringing in a new coach, saying a permanent athletic director “makes decisions about coaches.” The school is looking for a new athletic director after Mike Thomas was fired in November.
Wilson said she hopes to announce an athletic director search committee by the end of the week.