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Report: Illinois hiring Nathan Scheelhaase as assistant director of football operations

The former Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback has been hired as the program's assistant director of football operations, reports to Bob Asmussen of The News-Gazette.

The hiring is expected to be officially announced Tuesday and Scheelhaase will start later this week.

Scheelhaase was reportedly offered the same position a year ago, but turned it down. Juice Willliams, his predecessor, was hired. Williams left Illinois on April 15 to join Georgetown's athletic development staff, where his wife Jamillah also accepted a position at Georgetown law school.

Scheelhaase led the Illini to consecutive bowl wins in 2010 and 2011 for the first time in school history.