With new coordinators, comes a new attitude at Illinois

That’s one reason Illinois’ new defensive coordinator, Vic Koenning, went ballistic last week when one of his defenders launched into a one-man gyration during a scrimmage. Since then, both Koenning and new offensive coordinator Paul Petrino have made it clear they will not tolerate attention-getting celebrations that fly in the face of what they want to be team success in a team game that includes team celebrations done in an appropriate way. When it first became a spring practice issue on Saturday, coach Ron Zook addressed it by saying, “You want the enthusiasm and you want them to be all fired up, but celebrate with your teammates.” Then Zook added, “I don’t worry about it too much in the spring.” – Herald-Review