CHAMPAIGN — Those Illinois games you have attended throughout the years — the ones that went off without a hitch — that's on Holly Stalcup.
Like a good umpire, she usually only got mentioned when something went wrong. And that was rare.
Others took notice. Including the folks who run the College Football Playoff. When they needed to hire someone to run the title game, CFP leaders picked Stalcup.
After 20 years at Illinois, including four as an undergraduate, Stalcup is moving to Irving, Texas, to be the director of stadium and game operations. Her last day on the job at the Bielfeldt Athletics Administration Building on the UI campus is Monday.