[NU Sports] Vince Okruch on leave from Illinois

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

Anyone know why Barnett bounced Vince?

John DeGroat
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From: "Joe Thiegs" <thiegs at umn.edu>
> >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."
> . . . .
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