1. So Illinois has had an interesting season, to say the least. How can you sum it up, and how have things been since Tim Beckman was fired?
There has been no shortage of football news and coverage over at TCR. Firing your coach one week before the start of the regular season is not an ideal thing to do (seriously, how many times has that happened... ever?), but I think it actually helped the players' mentalities. Beckman's job status was looming overhead for a few years and now everyone is just able to focus on actual football.