Former Houston and UTEP coach Dana Dimel, most recently an offensive assistant at Illinois, died Tuesday. Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, confirmed Dimel died in his sleep. He was 62. Dimel was a longtime assistant coach for Bill Snyder at Kansas State,

Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday.

Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel died Tuesday morning. He was 62. Dimel, a longtime college football coach who was a head coach at three different schools, died in his sleep, according to a statement from his agent.