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Beckman wants ex-player to fill Juice's role

The last event for Juice Williams in his current role at Illinois is Saturday’s spring game.

The director of alumni and former player relations is taking a job at Georgetown with the athletic development staff after his wife, Jamillah, accepted a position at Georgetown Law School.

Beckman said he’d like to name a replacement for Williams “as soon as we can.”

“I would really like to stay with a former Illini,” Beckman said. “I think it’s very important, not just for the communication with former Illini, but it’s also very important to have that face of a young man that’s played here.