Big Ten coaches lack consensus on recruiting players from Penn State
CHICAGO -- A week ago, Illinois coach Tim Beckman probably didn't expect to get swarmed at Big Ten media day. After all, the Illini are coming off a second consecutive 7-6 season, which is the very reason Beckman was here instead of Ron Zook.
Yet Thursday, Beckman received just as much attention as Ohio State's Urban Meyer or Michigan's Brady Hoke as he defended his recruiting tactics in a scenario that has neither a written nor an unwritten rulebook. On Monday, the NCAA sanctions against Penn State made every Nittany Lions player a free agent. Big Ten presidents also voted to lift intra-conference transfer rules, meaning that every school in America had a shot to land Penn State players.
By Wednesday, Illinois coaches were reportedly on Penn State's campus. That wouldn't have been against the rules, but Beckman claimed it wasn't true.
"Our guys were not on their campus," Beckman said. "They were on the outskirts."
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