CHAMPAIGN — Chris Tamas spent most of his spring on the road, with recruiting trips mixed along with a 10-day trip to China to coach the U.S. Collegiate National Team.
The Illinois volleyball coach's summer started much the same this past weekend with another recruiting trip to Orlando for AAU Nationals.
The time away from Champaign-Urbana hasn't affected Illinois' progress toward the start of the 2018 season. Tamas — and the rest of the Illini coaches — can't be in the gym anyway.
"We do a lot of things in practice they obviously pick up," Tamas said of the Illini's spring practices, which concluded in late April.