A University of Illinois official tells The Associated Press that coach Ron Zook has been fired after seven seasons.
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November 28, 2011
Narduzzi has ties to Illinois AD Thomas from their days at CincinnatiCHAMPAIGN — As Illinois' search for Ron Zook's replacement begins, a source said the program is looking at candidates that include Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and Toledo head coach Tim Beckman.
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November 27, 2011
Other possibilities for Illinois job include Cincinnati's Jones, South Florida's HoltzIllinois athletic director Mike Thomas decided Sunday to part ways with football coach Ron Zook. Now comes the tough part.
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November 27, 2011
The University of Illinois announced Sunday that Ron Zook is being dismissed as head football coach.
The move ends Zook’s 7-year tenure with the Illini.
A news conference is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. with Athletic Director Mike Thomas. Zook will hold his own news conference an hour later in the Squad Room of the Illinois Football Complex.
“I assessed the entire program and felt...
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November 27, 2011
A University of Illinois official tells The Associated Press that coach Ron Zook has been fired after seven seasons.
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November 27, 2011
Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak. Zook and the Illini finished off their collapse with a 27-7 defeat at Minnesota on Saturday. "I believe we need new leadership to take the program to the level to compete for championships on a consistent basis," Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas said in a...
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November 27, 2011
CHAMPAIGN -- The Ron Zook era at Illinois reportedly has come to an end. After seven seasons of highs and lows, the football coach’s tenure came to an end Sunday when new athletic director Mike Thomas decided to go in another direction, the Champaign News-Gazette reported.
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November 27, 2011
University of Illinois coach Ron Zook has been fired after seven seasons, athletic director Mike Thomas announced Sunday.
Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas announced today the firing of Ron Zook as football coach. Zook led the Illini for seven years and made the program competitive in the Big 10 again. However, Thomas wants championships and feels a change in leadership is needed to reach his ambitious goals.
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November 27, 2011
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak.
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November 28, 2011
Illinois interim head coach Vic Koenning is tasked with getting a downtrodden team prepared for a likely bowl game. "We have a lot of work to do healing," Koenning said. Ron Zook was fired on Sunday after the Illini collapsed following a 6-0 start, culminating in Saturday's 27-7 loss to Minnesota.
Lincoln Way-East (Ill.) WR J.J. Robertson, an Illinois commit, talks to Scout about how the news about Ron Zook affects his recruitment.
The Fighting Illini continued their fall from grace, losing their sixth straight game at Minnesota Saturday. After appearing to have a potent offense first half of the season, the Illini challenged records for futility against a team with a 2-9 record. If athletic director Mike Thomas was looking for another rationalization to terminate head coach Ron Zook, the Illini may have provided it.
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