Garrett Campbell enters his eighth season as head coach of the Illinois College football team.

Campbell, a native of southern California, earned his bachelor’s degree at California State University, Fullerton in 1998, and his master’s degree at Northern State University in 2002. Campbell got his start in coaching at Fullerton College in 1997, and has since coached at Northern State, Willamette University, Menlo College and Carthage College. He has posted an overall record of 46-25 in his first seven seasons at Illinois College and his 2011 team made Illinois College’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Campbell has coached 60 all-conference selections and 200 academic all-conference selections over his first seven years at Illinois College, while guiding an offense that has consistently ranked among the best in Division III.

Campbell and his wife, Melissa, reside in Jacksonville with their children, Olivia, Hayden and Carter.