CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 12: Head coach Ron Zook of the Illinois Fighting Illini watches as his team takes on the Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium on November 12, 2011 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Could Tennessee or Auburn really be going after Ron Zook as defensive coordinator?
You've heard by now that former Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Ron Zook has emerged as a defensive coordinator candidate with both the Tennessee Volunteers and Auburn Tigers. How this happened, you are not sure. Behold, the sources of these reports:
@JimmyHyams UT has contacted former UT asst ron zook about DC job. Zook is former head coach at fla and illinois and has been successful DC. he'd listen
@coachingsearch Sources tell me that Gene Chizik has interest in former Illinois head coach Ron Zook for the defensive coordinator job.bit.ly/xpkQEX
Hyams is a Knoxville sports radio personality, while Pete Roussell runs a coaching news website.
Not to say it couldn't happen, but if either of these comes to be, it's hard to imagine a positive reaction from the affected fan base. Zook flamed out as Florida Gators coach before crumbling at Illinois, leaving a dour reputation throughout the SEC. His DC experience includes stints with the Saints, Florida, Kansas and Cincinnati. He also coached defensive backs at Tennessee in the '80s.
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