Illinois loses OC/one of top recruiters

[Oscar Munson]

Mike Locksley is now the head coach at New Mexico.

ESPN link (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3754006)

[The Big L]

He was their DC connection which is where they got Benn and Vontae Davis. Tough loss for Illinois in addition to a disappointing season for them. While this may make Illinois easier to beat, I would love to see the Big 10 get stronger as a whole, so I'm kind of mixed about this news.

[bigtenchamps1899]

seems to me that a lot of illinois fans were as exasperated with his play calling as some of us were with dunbar's. so it might have been that he left out of necessity.