Shannon Ryan hit it right on the head in her latest column on the Illini. Before Illinois can even consider hiring a new football coach, a lot of things need to change in Champaign. For starters, the school needs to establish that it's secure destination for prospective candidates.
That isn't the case right now. School administrators are facing pressure to resign, the university chancellor already has resigned, and the athletic director is on the hot seat thanks to several sports-related lawsuits. I mean, what up-and-coming coach in their right mind would want to enter this toxic situation?