Illinois wrestling is promoting acting head coach Jeremy Hunter to permanent head coach. The Illini named Hunter, previously ...

A couple of months after Mike Poeta was placed on leave, Illinois officially has a new wrestling coach. Illinois removed the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illini head wrestling coach Mike Poeta is on indefinite administrative leave as of Friday, Illinois Athletics announced. In a brief statement, Associate Athletic Director ...

Jeremy Hunter was promoted to head coach of Illinois wrestling after serving as the interim head coach since December.

When wrestling head coach Mike Poeta's contract extension was announced in July 2025, he said he was excited to continue to push the program to places it had never been before. Graduate student Lucas ...

On Thursday afternoon, the University of Illinois wrestling team was informed that Jeremy Hunter has been named the team’s permanent head coach. The previous head coach, Mike Poeta, has been under ...

Illini wrestling coach Mike Poeta and two of his stars — NCAA champion Lucas Byrd and Danny Pucino — entertained the crowd at the Esquire Lounge at Monday's "News-Gazette Sports Page" radio show on ...