CHAMPAIGN — John Beilein's first season at Michigan was a struggle. A coach that had done pretty much nothing but win during stops at West Virginia and Richmond, plus his wins at non-Division I jobs before that, did about anything but win that year with the Wolverines.
Sound familiar?
Brad Underwood put together a 109-27 record in his four seasons combined at Stephen F. Austin and Oklahoma State. His struggles trying to build a program at Illinois, though, have extended into year two with a decided step backward at 4-12 overall and 0-5 in the Big Ten after Thursday night's 79-69 loss to the No.