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Lovie Smith won a national coach of the week award

Can you believe Lovie is the top coach in college football this week?

Well, it’s true.

Lovie Smith was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week on Monday afternoon after Illinois’ 24-23 win over No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday.

Smith made it seem like he was in a good mood during his Monday press conference, and this will certainly help.

It was also certainly deserved. The win ended Illinois’ nine-game losing streak to Wisconsin, a 12-year drought of beating a ranked Big Ten opponent, let everyone rush Memorial Stadium, and was the biggest upset in the conference in 40 years.