Our Guide To Ron Zook
For the fifth time since 1987, Illinois is looking for a new football coach. As expected, Ron Zook was fired Sunday morning.
Said new AD Mike Thomas: "I was continually assessing, evaluating the process, knowing the last couple of weeks that something would change my mind, that we would do something competitively that would give me hope for the future. ... Last night, I really came to the final conclusion that it was time to move."
Zook had a news conference in which he didn't take questions. ""I think our program is very close. I really do. We just didn't quite finish a few games here and there, but I'm proud of how close we are."
Here are links to all our coverage (for a look at Monday's N-G front page, visit our HQ Facebook page here):
TODAY
- Thomas following familiar script
- Temple coach says "No thanks"
THURSDAY
- No contact with Chryst - yet
- Bowl press conference Monday
- Ask Voice of the Illini Brian Barnhart about the job (11 a.m. chat)
WEDNESDAY
- Mike Leach: No Illinois, yes Washington State
- Illini have six bowl options
TUESDAY
- Kevin Sumlin hasn't heard from Illinois — yet
- Hall of Famer David Williams weighs in
- Vic Koenning ready for challenge
- Podcast: A packed Esquire likes Mike Leach
- 12:30 p.m. chat: Ask Kroner about high school recruiting (and who was really good over the weekend at Memorial Stadium).
MONDAY
QUESTIONS?
Beat writer Bob Asmussen's weekly chat took place Monday. Read it here.
STORIES
Illini: 'We let our coach down'
Zook timeline: Good, bad and ugly
Reaction from recruits: A mixed bag
Who's next? Our list of candidates
The Illini job: How good is it?
Zook fired: HQ breaks the story
Memory Lane: Dear Ron Zook ...
PHOTO GALLERIES
PODCASTS
Tate & Turpin: Monday Morning QBs
Comments
IlliniHQ.com embraces discussion of Illini sports. We welcome you to contribute your ideas, opinions and comments, but we ask that you avoid personal attacks, vulgarity and hate speech. we reserve the right to remove any comment at its discretion, and we will block repeat offenders' accounts. To post comments, you must first be a registered user, and your username will appear with any comment you post. Happy posting.