I thought there was some relationship between Hardy and the family, and Werner wrote hardy and the dad played college ball together. Must be extra tough for hardy/staff to have to make this decision, and for the Williams family too.
Bennett Williams no longer with the Illini
I hope the young guy gets it together and gets a second chance somewhere. Such a good young talent, I hope he doesn't waste it.
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I for one am actually proud of the post on this board. Unlike some twitter users, I believe we understand what the coaching staff is doing is right
FT35
- Naperville
Statement from Bennett:
Good that he's taking accountability in this. Best of luck to him. He's got a bright future ahead of him if he can learn from this.
Good that he's taking accountability in this. Best of luck to him. He's got a bright future ahead of him if he can learn from this.
I read that as a goodbye. Would rather see a reconciliation.
FT35
- Naperville
He was kicked off of the team. There will be no reconciliation.
3DegreeIllini
- Chicago,IL
He should be praised for the elegance of that note. I’m immensely sad to see him go, but happy to see him leave without torching the place on his way out (which he could have easily done by even silently exiting, leaving recruits to wonder whether his dismissal was justified or simply the result of Lovie’s soul-crushing dictatorship)
Random question. So is it safe to say that Verdis Brown and Larry Boyd are suspended for an entirely different reason than the 3-game guys and Bennett? Those 2 went from no suspension to an entire year. The other guys went from no suspension to 3 games to dismissed from the team in Bennett’s case. Just seems a little weird. What infraction necessitates a full year suspension on strike one? While another infraction can go from 3 games to gone?
Boyd and Brown are academic ineligible I believe.
