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COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) | 8th season | Alma Mater: Butler, 1993
Dennis Springer is in his eighth
season leading the receiving corps.
Springer mentored New Orleans
Saints Austin Carr from walk-on
to 2016 Biletnikoff Finalist and
Richter-Howard Big Ten Receiver of
the Year. Springer guided a receiving
corps that saw Flynn Nagel, Bennett
Skowronek, Cameron Green, Kyric
McGowan, Riley Lees and Ramaud
Chiaokhiao-Bowman all set career
highs in receptions and receiving
yards during the regular season.
DENNIS SPRINGER
Assistant Coach (Linebackers) | 1st season | Alma Mater: Northwestern, 2006
Tim McGarigle returned to his alma
mater on Jan. 9., 2018. McGarigle
spent the 2017 campaign as the
defensive quality control coach for
the Green Bay Packers. Prior to the
NFL, he spent the 2016 season as
the linebackers coach at Illinois and
four seasons (2012-15) at Western
Michigan in the same role. During his
college career, McGarigle totaled a
school and FBS-record 545 tackles,
posting three-consecutive 140-plus
tackle seasons. He was drafted by
the St. Louis Rams in the seventh
round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
TIM MCGARIGLE
