Apparently being part of the national media makes you ignorant, because some of them seem to believe Lovie Smith is on the hot seat right now. Those of us in the know realize there is no way Smith is fired for performance after this season; he’ll get at least through 2019 to prove that the full-scale rebuild has merit.
Since you can’t trust national sportswriters who think Lovie is coaching for his job this season, put your faith in your trusted Champaigniacs here at The Champaign Room. Personally, I don’t believe any coach in the Big Ten is in an obvious hot-seat situation; everyone who’s coached longer than two seasons has met or exceeded expectations lately (outside of Jim Harbaugh, who is a special case).