Ron Turner calls in a play from the sideline during FIU's season opener against Indiana. (Peter Burke/Local10.com) MIAMI – Florida International University has fired head football coach Ron ...

CHAMPAIGN - Ron Turner was fired by Illinois on Monday after three straight losing seasons, a sharp turnaround from early success that included the team's first Big Ten football title in a decade.

Defensive coordinator Ron Cooper is taking over as interim coach. Turner was head football coach at Illinois from 1997 through 2004 and had two stints as Bears offensive coordinator. The Panthers ...

The firing season in college football is getting started earlier and earlier. Just ask Ron Turner. The Florida International head coach was fired early Sunday in a move that was hardly surprising ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman (5) throws a pass as quarterback’s coach Ron Turner looks on during an NFl football minicamp Tuesday April 17, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris ...

Former Illini coach Ron Turner discusses his role in Illinois' pursuit of Lovie Smith and the former Bears coach transition back to the college game Ron Turner was the Illinois football coach for ...

FIU has concluded its search for a new football coach, hiring former Illinois coach Ron Turner. It will be Turner's first head coaching job since he was fired by the Illini in 2004. "This guy ...

MIAMI -- Florida International has hired former Illinois coach Ron Turner to take over its football program. FIU director of sports and entertainment Pete Garcia says Turner signed a five-year ...