Illinois head coach Ron Zook was fired on Sunday after seven years on the job. "I assessed the entire program and felt that it was time for a change in leadership," Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas said in a released statement.
Some potential candidates to fill the job include: Cincinnati HC Butch Jones, Houston HC Kevin Sumlin, South Florida HC Skip Holtz, Ohio State interim-HC Luke Fickell, Wisconsin OC Paul Chryst, Michigan State DC Pat Narduzzi, Northern Illinois HC Dave Doeren and, of course, Mike Leach.