This Big Ten school chose Coyle earlier today after the job opened in April, according to a University of Minnesota's Star Tribune article.
Frazier was also in the running for the athletics director position at the University of Illinois when the job was posted in November, according to a Herald and Review article. Josh Whitman, University of Illinois athletic director, was hired for the position in February, according to a University of Illinois press release.
Prior to being hired at NIU in 2013, Frazier was the athletics director for the University of Wisconsin for six years.
Nine NIU teams finished in the top half of the Mid-American Conference in 2014-15 under Frazier's lead, improving from 2013-14 conference record by five teams, according to NIU's athletics website.