Lovie Smith is returning to the state of Illinois to join the Fighting Illini as their new coach. Illinois announced that it has given Smith a six-year, $21 million deal to run its football program.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WLS) -- University of Illinois' football program fired head coach Lovie Smith Sunday with one game left in its ninth consecutive losing season. Smith led the Illini program for five ...

CHAMPAIGN — The college football world was aghast. Kind of. Probably. Maybe not. The Illinois football Twitter account posted a picture at 5:34 p.m. of Lovie Smith, the team's head coach, sans his ...

Illinois quarterback AJ Bush at the 2018 Husker-Illini game. In three years, six guys have started a game for the Illini. None of the six remain. LINCOLN — Lovie Smith held his first spring game in ...

If Lovie Smith were to rank his wins since taking over Illinois, Saturday's victory over Nebraska is "right up there for sure," he said afterward. Nebraska suffers an embarrassing loss to Illinois at ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. • Lovie Smith will be introduced Monday as the new head football coach at the University of Illinois. The former ...

CHAMPAIGN — Actions speak louder than words, and University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman acted in regards to Illini football coach Lovie Smith on Sunday. The university announced a ...

CHAMPAIGN — Actions speak louder than words, and University of Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman acted in regards football coach Lovie Smith on Sunday. The university announced a two-year ...