Aaron Quinn is in his second season with the Illinois football program in 2025 as the Director of Football Graphic Design. He was hired in May 2024.

In his first season on staff, Illinois tied the program's single-season wins record with 10 in 2024. The Illini were ranked by the CFP selection committee for a program-record four straight weeks, appeared in 12 AP Top 25 polls, and tied the program record for ranked wins with four. Illinois capped one of the best seasons in program history by beating #14 South Carolina in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, 21-17, in one of the top bowl game victories in Illinois history.

Quinn came to Champaign from Tennessee State, where he was the creative content graduate assistant in the Tigers’ athletic department from 2022-24. He developed branding for all Tennessee State athletics accounts, shot photography and videography for all sports, and managed the social media presence for the Tigers’ football, women’s basketball, and softball teams. Quinn helped Tennessee State win the 2022-23 CSC ChangeMaker Innovation Award for work on recruiting, storytelling, and social media for NFL legend and Tennessee State head coach Eddie George. 

Quinn is a graduate of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he played on the football team and worked as a sports information director intern, director of football operations, and graphic design/social media specialists during his undergraduate years. He graduated from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Arts as a dual major in graphic design and sports management in May 2022. He added a master’s degree in sports administration from Tennessee State in December 2023. 

Quinn is a native of Washington, Illinois.