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TIM BECKMAN LET GO VIA THE INNOVATIVE PRE-FIRING

ILLINOIS CONTINUES TO INNOVATE IN TERMS OF FOOTBALL DEPTH-MINING

Illinois just invented something almost totally new: pre-firing a coach. Tim Beckman is out a week before the season after an independent investigation revealed "efforts to deter injury reporting and influence medical decisions that pressured players to avoid or postpone medical treatment and continue playing despite injuries. "

Here is the official press release. Please note that the University of Illinois mentioned this, and also mentioned Tim Beckman's overall record (12-25) and then specifically listed his Big Ten Conference record of 4-20 afterwards. If this were a handwritten note, you'd be able to clearly see tracks of the claw marks on the paper between the words.