Lovie Smith spoke Monday at his weekly press conference—the first one he has had after a Big Ten win in almost two years. The Illini defeated Rutgers on Saturday, 38-17, for their first conference victory since Nov. 5, 2016, and they welcome Purdue to Champaign on Saturday for Illinois’ Homecoming game.
So what did Lovie say on Monday...
- “We needed to get a win in the worst way. Rutgers was in front of us, just like Purdue is this week. You need to have a miscroscope in front of us and we do now. Big win for us, though.