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Big news coming out of the University of Illinois athletic department. They’ve been adding non-compete clauses to the most in-demand coaches’ latest contracts.  The 7 new coaching contracts all include non-competes.  Brad Underwood has a total non-compete clause for all of college basketball. He’s not going anywhere until the 2030s.

Secondly, women’s basketball coach Shauna Green has a Big Ten non/compete clause. She can’t be hired away by any team in the Big Ten, for any amount of money. Football coach Brett Bielema also has a Big Ten non-compete clause, along with women’s soccer coach Katie Hultin.

Per the Illini Inquirer, four coaches on campus now have full college non-compete clauses: Underwood, men’s tennis head coach Brad Dancer, track and field head coach Petros Kyprianou and women’s gymnastics head coach Josh Nilson. The clauses are tied to AD Josh Whitman’s tenure – they are in effect as long as he is athletic director. It costs more, but seems to ensure a lot of stability in key programs.