Dana Dimel, a longtime college coach who led programs at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died in his sleep Tuesday. He was 62.
Dimel served as a senior offensive assistant this season at Illinois, following a six-year tenure at UTEP. He is most closely associated with Kansas State, where he was an All-America offensive lineman before beginning his coaching career under Bill Snyder. Dimel twice served as Kansas State's offensive coordinator, most recently from 2009 to 2017. He spent a total of 20 seasons on Snyder's staffs at Kansas State and was part of 12 bowl teams and the Big 12 championship squad of 2012.