[NU Sports] Vince Okruch on leave from Illinois

[Joe Thiegs]

>From the Chicago Tribune:
 
 
<http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070712illini,1,13
83251.story?coll=cs-college-headlines> Illini 'D' coordinator on leave from
team
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070712illini,1,138
3251.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
 
A few snippets:
 
"Coach Ron Zook said his Illinois football team "won't miss a beat" even
though defensive coordinator Vince Okruch unexpectedly is taking a leave of
absence that will extend into the season."
. . . .
 
"During the season there were rumors of friction between the head coach and
defensive coordinator."
. . . .
 
"He [Okruch] spent five seasons with coach Gary Barnett at Northwestern when
the Wildcats won two Big Ten titles and took a 1996 trip to the Rose Bowl.
Okruch followed Barnett to Colorado and spent five seasons as defensive
coordinator there before Barnett fired him."
. . . .