1. Tim Beckman, fired by Illinois on Friday, extends the program's remarkable parade of coaches who didn't succeed. Since Hall of Famer Bob Zuppke retired in 1941, Illinois has had 11 head coaches. Only two of them, Mike White (1980-87) and John Mackovic (1988-91), left the program with winning records overall and in the Big Ten, and White resigned because of repeated NCAA violations.
