Iowa: Bielema, Illini turn attention to Buckyes.
Iowa · Ohio · WisconsinIt didn't get much easier when he went to Wisconsin as the Badgers' defensive coordinator and then coach. If the Ohio State records are accurate — and why wouldn't they be?
Perhaps the other games in Columbus — all losses — dulled the joy of the two victories. Does Bielema have a favorite Ohio Stadium moment?
"I ran two punt fakes in one game against them," he said. I probably should have just stopped after the first one."
He remembers being on the field with former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. "We're standing at midfield and I said, 'Man, I love my Ohio guys.
KEY POINTS
- Bielema, Illini turn attention to Buckyes.
- Sep. 22—CHAMPAIGN — During Bret Bielema's time as an Iowa player and assistant coach, wins at Ohio Stadium were hard to come by.
- "I have never won over there," Bielema said during his Monday afternoon press conference at Gies Memorial Stadium.
- — Bielema won there both as an Iowa player in 1991 and during his first season as the Wisconsin defensive coordinator in 2004.