Toledo's Tim Beckman accepts head coaching job at Illinois
December 9, 2011 8:23 AM
At a 7 a.m. team meeting Friday, University of Toledo football coach Tim Beckman announced to his team that he had accepted the head coaching position at Illinois, multiple players and school officials confirmed as they were walking out of Larimer Athletic Complex.
UT will hold a 1 p.m. news conference with athletic director Mike O'Brien and select players to address Beckman's departure and who will coach the Rockets in the Military Bowl against Air Force on Dec. 28 in Washington. UT offensive coordinator Matt Campbell is the leading candidate to be named the Rockets' next head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
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UT will hold a 1 p.m. news conference with athletic director Mike O'Brien and select players to address Beckman's departure and who will coach the Rockets in the Military Bowl against Air Force on Dec. 28 in Washington. UT offensive coordinator Matt Campbell is the leading candidate to be named the Rockets' next head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
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