# It's starting early. Illini coach fired.

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**Created:** [August 28, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-starting-early-illini-coach-fired/729217 "2015-08-28T21:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-starting-early-illini-coach-fired/729217/1 "2015-08-28T21:10:58Z")

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One week before the first game. I guess the players were right.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-starting-early-illini-coach-fired/729217/2 "2015-08-28T23:56:11Z")

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And this overachiever had a lackluster 12-25 record. He will not receive the $3.1 million remaining on the last two years of his original five-year contract or the $743,000 called for if his contract had been bought out, the university (U of I) said.

What a complete loser.

> **[Aug. 28, 2015: Illinois fires football coach Tim Beckman over mishandling of...](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-tim-beckman-fired-illinois-football-20150828-story.html)**
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> The University of Illinois fired football coach Tim Beckman Friday for mishandling athlete injuries following months of turmoil and embarrassment surrounding its lackluster team.