Ron Zook
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Illinois Football Family Fun Fest presented by the News Gazette, WDWS and WHMS Set for March 13
Illinois Football News on Illinois Athletics Official Site &bull Mar 3, 2010
University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook, his coaching staff and players will host the Football Family Fun Fest presented by the News-Gazette, WDWS and WHMS on Sat., March 13. Coaches and players will be in the Irwin Indoor… Full Story »
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How great is Urban Meyer... - RootZoo Sports Articles
rootzoo.com via @49ersRZ &bull Feb 23, 2010How much different is Urban Meyer from Ron Zook? They're starting to look more and more like each other every day. Great recruiter, no so much on the coaching side of it. As we get further and further into the Urban Legends tenure at UF, hes looking a little more Zookish with each year. Now, Gator fans take a deep breath and count to ten before proceeding. What Im about to… Full Story »
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Zook turns Illini's disappointment on disappointed Illini fans
Dr. Saturday on Rivals.com &bull Feb 22, 2010
If nothing else, Illinois coach Ron Zook is one of his profession's great survivors -- as the Chicago Sun-Times points out today in an unusually candid interview , Zook miraculously made it out of the Illini's harrowing, 3-9 spiral in 2009 alive, a little worse for wear thanks to a 21-39 record… Full Story »
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Zook, Staff Still Recruiting Best Players
Illinois Football News on Scout.com &bull Feb 17, 2010
Every month is busy for college football coaches. But February is an especially busy time for Fighting Illini head football coach Ron Zook. With six new coaching hires, much preparation is needed for spring practices that begin late March. And… Full Story »
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Tate: Recruiting bummer no cause for panic
Illini HQ &bull Feb 16, 2010Whew! Football recruiting is in the rearview mirror. Not very encouraging for the Illini, was it? Ron Zook and his new gang salvaged what they could with 21 signees, mostly from distant precincts. It fell short of his previous standards. But for those of us living in the now, we'll worry about 2012 later. Meanwhile, Zook has plenty of talent returning from more highly… Full Story »
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Zook adds a recruit
Illini HQ &bull Feb 9, 2010Tampa (Fla.) Robinson football coach Mike DePue thought the worst when Illinois sent home 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior defensive end DJ Woods on an earlier-than-scheduled flight from his official visit to the UI campus. But Woods was just trying to get… Full Story »
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West Completes Illini Football Staff
Illinois Football News on Illinois Athletics Official Site &bull Feb 8, 2010
University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook announced today the hiring of Ron West as the final addition to the Illini staff, bringing with him 30 years of collegiate coaching experience. Zook also made two other announcements naming tight ends coach Greg Nord recruiting coordinator and adding the title of Assistant Head Coach… Full Story »
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Illini still filling holes in 2010 class
College Football Talk &bull Feb 8, 2010
In what could be his final class at his current school, Ron Zook is looking to get in place another piece of his 2010 Illinois recruiting puzzle. According to the Champaign News-Gazette, Tampa defensive end DJ Woodsis visiting the Illini… Full Story »
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'Great recruiter' tag won't carry Ron Zook any further
Dr. Saturday on Rivals.com &bull Feb 4, 2010
It's a rule of recruiting that all coaches are upbeat about their new players, and Ron Zook is an excited, power-positive-thinking kind of guy, generally. So when he insisted Wednesday that the latest signing class at Illinois is "going to surprise a lot of people down the road," count it as a difficult concession to the reality that success from this group -- on Zook's watch, anyway -- would stun just about everybody. A quick… Full Story »
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Zook Announces 20 For New Signing Class
Illinois Football News on Scout.com &bull Feb 4, 2010
The Fighting Illini football team salvaged its recruiting season by signing 20 new athletes to scholarship tenders Wednesday. The class is not highly rated, but it is much better than expected given the frustrating 2009 season. A last minute push,… Full Story »
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Twenty Join The Illinois Football Family
Illinois Football News on Illinois Athletics Official Site &bull Feb 3, 2010
Coach Ron Zook announced today the addition of 20 recruits to the Illinois football program. Three player enrolled at the beginning of the semester last month, and 17 more submitted National Letters of Intent today to complete the 2010 recruiting… Full Story »
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Zook: 'We covered a lot of ground'
Illini HQ &bull Feb 3, 2010<p>CHAMPAIGN – There have been easier classes to put together for Ron Zook. Like all of them.</p> <p>On his way to signing 20 prospects Wednesday, the Illinois coach had to hire five coaches, gained and lost a handful of players,… Full Story »
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DIA Announces Fifth Annual "Signing Day Coverage"
Illinois Football News on Illinois Athletics Official Site &bull Feb 1, 2010
With NCAA Football National Letter of Intent Signing Day just two days away, the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announces its continued extensive coverage of the day's events on the official football website, fightingillini.com. Fans will get an… Full Story »
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Zook Upbeat As Signing Date Approaches
Illinois Football News on Scout.com &bull Jan 31, 2010
After a difficult season on the field, the Fighting Illini football team was predicted to have a poor recruiting class for next Wednesday's signing day. But head coach Ron Zook feels rejuvenated, and he and his newly-refurbished staff are putting… Full Story »
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Georgia Tight End To Visit Illinois Today
Illinois Football News on Scout.com &bull Jan 22, 2010
As Signing Day approaches, Illinois is set to host a number of football recruits this weekend. Coach Ron Zook and the coaching staff are eager to complete the 2010 class with the outstanding talent visiting the campus. One such player… Full Story »
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Anthony Williams commits to Illinois
Illini HQ &bull Jan 15, 2010<p>Receiver to join Ron Zook's program</p> Full Story »
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Best Florida Gator Moments of the Last Decade
Florida Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Jan 8, 2010
Just a little fun here re-hashing what has been a great decade for Florida Gator football wins. For those who bleed orange and blue, im sure you'll remember where you were when each one of these memorable moments went down.… Full Story »
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Smith Named Running Backs Coach
Illinois Football News on Illinois Athletics Official Site &bull Jan 5, 2010
University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook announced the hiring of former UNLV running backs coach DeAndre Smith as the newest member of the Fighting Illini coaching staff. Smith, a St. Louis, Mo., native, has tutored six 1,000-yard rushers… Full Story »
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Maybe we should have seen it coming
Florida Football News on Gator Country &bull Dec 27, 2009
NEW ORLEANS --- When I got the news that Urban Meyer was stepping down as the head coach at the University of Florida, I nearly caused a multi-car pileup on I-10. I was just crossing over the Pearl River Bridge… Full Story »
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Meyer Gone, but Florida Won't Be Lost if They Answer 10 Questions Quickly
Florida Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Dec 27, 2009
The top 10 questions to be answered are: 1. Is Meyer's leave permanent or is he taking a year off to settle his medical issues and then possibly return? Not likely, but possible. For all practical purposes, Meyer is gone as the head coach. 2. Is being… Full Story »
