The Early Signing period for 2019 football recruiting begins a week from today and despite the fact that it was first made available by Hardy Nickerson’s resignation 44 days ago, the Illinois Fighting Illini Football Defensive Coordinator position remains vacant.
Several head coaches have come and gone in that timeframe. In just the last two weeks, a number of new Power 5 head coaches have been announced, most of which have already named both coordinators. Now granted, some have just moved their entire staff from their previous head coaching gig to a new one, but not in all cases.