Athletic director Mike Thomas said Friday that the timing is unfortunate, but "it was in the best interests of student-athletes to act now rather than when a final report is issued and publicly released."
He says that would likely could during the season.
Former starting lineman Simon Cvijanovic complained first on Twitter on May 9 and in numerous interviews that Beckman and his staff had tried to shame him into playing hurt misled him about medical procedures following a knee injury.
Beckman was 12-25 at Illinois, improving the team's record each season. The Illini went 6-7 last year.