According to fightingillini.com, and multiple other sources, Illinois football coach Tim Beckman has been fired.
Just 47 min ago, he tweeted this:
Sucka didn’t even see that shit comin’, yo!
And just earlier today, we ran this article with Will Leitch, founder of Deadspin, discussing his potential and trajectory.
There is news conference scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
More as it updates.