Like Jay Price, the former Illini basketball assistant who now manages Houlihans and runs operations for iHotel, former Illini football coach, and highest paid State of Illinois employee, Ron Zook is an officer of developing business down in Ocala, Fl.
Why is it newsworthy? It’s not really, but there is just something about the idea of a person like The Zooker going from head coach of a Rose Bowl-level Big Ten program, to something innocuous and seemingly “normal” like a “Business Development Officer” at a run-of-the-mill local bank in Florida.
So, from this:
To this:
It most definitely begs the question, where will Tim Beckman land once he discovers his services are no longer needed on Zuppke Field? Only time will tell…
*credit to Jason Brown and John Steinbacher for the tip