Duluth, Minn. (AP) University of Minnesota Duluth Football coach Kyle Schweigert has resigned to join the coaching staff at Southern Illinois.

Schweigert will be reunited with Dale Lennon who recently left the University of North Dakota to become head coach at Southern Illinois. Schweigert was the Fighting Sioux's defensive coordinator under Lennon for five seasons before taking the job at Minnesota Duluth.

Schweigert had a 22-and-21 record in four seasons with the Bulldogs. They won the NCC title in 2005.

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