Fighting Illini head coach Lovie Smith is going to be the busiest man in Illinois on Saturday.
The simmering pot of spring practice stew is about to erupt into a rolling boil for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The first open recruiting period began today and Lovie Smith wasted no time taking advantage:
Personally, Coach Smith is not too concerned about his lengthy and successful NFL career hurting his ability to recruit. Setting aside the extent to which that sentence is laughable, now's the time that Lovie's staff can show their recruiting chops. Two four-star prospects from Illinois will be in attendance for Saturday's open practice.