Illinois fired football coach Tim Beckman on Friday. first reported Rollie Fingers Jersey the news, . The University of Illinois then released a statement sayingatheltics directorMike Thomasdismi sed Beckman after the preliminary results of an external review into allegations involving the program.MORE: | | "The preliminary information external reviewers shared with me does not reflect our values or our commitment to the welfare of our student-athletes, and I've chosen to act accordingly," . "During the review, we have asked people not to rush to judgment, but I now have enough information to make this decision in a se sing the status and direction of the football program."Bill Cubit was named interim coach at Illinois, which opens the season on Sept. 4 against Kent State.According Tony Phillips Jersey to the university,Thomas learned ofefforts to deter injury reporting and influence medical decisions within the program. Thomas said a fewstudent-athleteswere treated inappropriately with whether they couldremain on scholarship for the spring semester of their senior year if not on the football team. Per the release,Beckman will not receive the $3.1 million remaining on the last two years of his five-year contract or the $743,000 Terry Steinbach Jersey for a potential buyout.Beckman later :"I am shocked and extremely disappointed by the decision Mike Thomas and the University of Illinois made today regarding my employment as the Head Coach of the football team," Beckman said in the statement.Beckman compiled a 12-25 record at Illinois the last three seasons. The Illini finished 6-7 in 2014 and reached the Heart of Dallas Bowl. He increased the team's win total by two each season.Beckman's troubles began off the field after several players made this offseason. Beckman also declined to on July 30.MORE: Beckman was due $3.1 million for the Matt Joyce Jersey final two years of his contract. He won't get it, reports said, nor will he get an expected buyout of nearly $745,000.What's next for Illinois? Cubit might well run the team throughout the season because Thomas could be in trouble for having hired Beckman, noted. If Illinois fires Thomas, the new athletic director will be allowed to hire his own man. noted on Friday that Thomas had been a staunch supporter of Beckman during spring allegations of player mistreatment. Simon Cvijanovic, a former Illini player, took his charges to Twitter and to Reggie Jackson Jersey The Tribune.Thomas i sued this response on May 11: "The feedback I get from players and our players' families is that our coaches genuinely care for them and treat them like their own children."Reached by the Tribune, Cvijanovic called Beckman's firing a "step in the right direction."Other coaches will begin the season under scrutiny. They include Kyle Flood at Rutgers and Art Briles at Baylor, college observers believe.