The conference media days are fast approaching, and that means the unofficial kickoff to the college football season. In the meantime, we’re taking a look at the reasons why each league team will or won’t reach a specific goal in 2016.
Next up are the Illinois Fighting Illini. Illinois finished 5-7 last season, including 2-6 in the Big Ten. Bill Cubit took over as the head coach after Tim Beckman was fired a week before the season -- following an internal investigation that found he made efforts to deter reporting injuries -- and then Cubit was fired after the season, on the new athletic director’s first day on the job.