Saturday, January 2, 2016

AP Exclusive: U of Illinois alumni vent over sports woes (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2014, file photo, University of Illinois head coach Tim Beckman watches from the sidelines during the Heart of Dallas Bowl NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Dallas. Illinois fired football coach Tim Beckman Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, one week before the start of the season, citing preliminary results of an investigation into allegations of player mistreatment and inappropriate behavior. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

If Barbara Wilson didn't understand the unhappiness of University of Illinois sports fans when she took over as interim chancellor in August, the emails that flowed to her over the next three and a half months provided an education. Wilson took over after the abrupt exit of Phyllis Wise just three weeks before football coach Tim Beckman was fired on Aug. 28. On Nov. 9, Wilson fired athletic director Mike Thomas.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=134avjm1l/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-exclusive-u-illinois-alumni-vent-over-sports-192405811--spt.html

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