BREAKING: Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson has fired #Illini athletic director Mike Thomas https://t.co/vm1yA4r1n1 pic.twitter.com/wGjR4xKKV5
— The Daily Illini (@TheDailyIllini) November 9, 2015
Illinois AD Mike Thomas was fired on Monday after an investigation into mistreatment of football and women’s basketball players revealed that a leadership change was needed.
According to NBC Chicago, “the report found no wrongdoing by Thomas, according to interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson … But she said a change was needed.” The report also abdicates interim head coach Bill Cubit of any malfeasance.