Dana Dimel, Illinois assistant and former head coach, dies at 62

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Dana Dimel, a longtime college coach who led programs at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died in his sleep Tuesday. He was 62.

Dimel served as a senior offensive assistant this season at Illinois, following a six-year tenure at UTEP. He is most closely associated with Kansas State, where he was an All-America offensive lineman before beginning his coaching career under Bill Snyder. Dimel twice served as Kansas State's offensive coordinator, most recently from 2009 to 2017. He spent a total of 20 seasons on Snyder's staffs at Kansas State and was part of 12 bowl teams and the Big 12 championship squad of 2012.

"Obviously, we are very saddened by the passing of Dana," Snyder said…