This curly haired gentlemen will now be teaching the big burly offensive line how to push people around. His name is Eric Wolford and Ron Zook named him the offensive line coach today. Looks like he has a pretty good record and he has a good Illini line to work with (the run game last year managed to get some excellent run blocking). He'll have to work on the outside linemen and teach them to pick up the blitz. Juice can work on throwing against the blitz, but there's only so much he can do in one off-season (or any off-season for that matter). He's going to need improved blocking to go along with his improved receiving core.So, let's all welcome Eric to the mediocrity that is Illinois football.
Wolford Hired as Offensive Line Coach (FightingIllini.com)
