Cubit was the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, first on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted to the post full-time before his dismissal on March 5, 2016.
Cubit was the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, initially on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted to the position permanently before his dismissal on March 5, 2016.