My CBS Chicago column from Aug. 31 …
(CBS) His management of Illinois’ special teams was, well, special. His ability to keep track of the score wasn’t exactly something you could count on. And if he wasn’t making a bad clock-management decision, then the guy probably wasn’t making any decisions at all. Nevertheless, in spite of all that – and the 34-51 record he left town with – Fighting Illini football fans do have a good reason to thank Ron Zook this weekend.
Really.
That’s because Zook, who was fired last year after seven seasons in Champaign, left the Illinois football program in far better shape than he found it. And at U. of I., that’s saying something.
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