These talented recruits have come from all over the country and have helped build the team we watch on Saturdays.
But, that same team we have watched over the years hasn’t lived up to the standard that we have all come to expect.
Illinois football should have a winning tradition. Instead of a winning tradition we get stuck with mediocre to bad teams more often than not.
I think that could all change with the hiring of head coach Lovie Smith.
Smith brings NFL experience and knowledge of the game that we haven’t seen in Champaign in a very, very long time.