[NU Sports] Vince Okruch

[Joe Thiegs]

I completely missed this news, which previously may have come across the
list in one of Roy's daily offerings or from another poster (if so, however,
I missed it, and haven't seen any commentary in any event):  Vince Okruch
was hired this spring as Illinois' defensive coordinator.  I hadn't heard
anything about him since he was let go at Colorado about three years ago.  I
see he spent a couple of years as the DC at Div. I-AA Western Illinois and
last year was the linebackers coach at U of Louisiana-Monroe.  Good to see
he's back in the big time, even if it is working for a Big Ten rival.  See
http://illinois.scout.com/2/504168.html.  I saw his name in the Illinois
preview at CollegeFootballNews.com and did a double-take.  -Joe