Did you know Illinois spring football starts today? It's true.
Entering his fourth season as a college head coach, Lovie Smith looks for his first bowl appearance. To get there, his team will need to make significant strides between now and the start of the 2019 season.
Smith has 15 precious spring practices to work out some of the bugs following a 4-8 season in 2018. Here are my 10 burning questions going into the session that wraps up April 19 and features the program's first spring game since 2015, on April 13 at Memorial Stadium:
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