Popular as they have become in college football, co-coordinators don’t draw positive responses from Illini football fans. Not after the 2012 combo of Billy Gonzales and Chris Beatty produced the fewest UI first downs (197) in this short century.
This collapse was the centerpiece of the UI’s 20-game Big Ten losing streak that finally ended at Purdue (20-16) on Nov. 23, 2013.
Bill Cubit enters his third season as Tim Beckman’s offensive boss. But this has turned into a father-son operation with son Ryan Cubit, who doubles as recruiting coordinator, taking over the quarterbacks while Bill Cubit coaches the running backs.