Illinois Football

CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 25: Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Lovie Smith looks on during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats on November 25, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Illinois Football: Top 5 Illini QB commits in the last 10 classes

BLACKSBURG, VA - SEPTEMBER 23: Quarterback AJ Bush

Illinois Football: Illini add graduate transfer quarterback AJ Bush

26 December 2014: Illinois Fighting Illini tight end Jon Davis (3) catches the football over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defensive back Adairius Barnes (21) during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl in the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Top 10 highest rated Illini recruits since 2010

TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 25: Quarterback Brandon Dawkins

Illinois Football: Illini pursuing graduate transfer quarterback option

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - NOVEMBER 04: Ricky Smalling

Illinois Football: Improved QB situation should let Illini WR’s shine

CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 09: An Illini cheerleader carries the Block I flag across the field after a touchdown during a non-conference college football game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, September 09, 2017, at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL. Illinois won, 20-7. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Illinois Football: 5 takeaways from the Illini recruiting class of 2018

CHICAGO, IL - JULY 23: Head coach Lovie Smith of the University of Illinois football team looks on before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on July 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Cubs won 5-3. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Merlin Robertson would be centerpiece to Illini defense

CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: Illinois Fighting Illini fans are seen in the tailgating area before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: 5 ways the Illini will improve under Rod Smith

CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Illinois Fighting Illini fans are seen during the game against the Western Michigan Broncos at Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Illini hire Arizona co-offensive coordinator Rod Smith

CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 05: Fans wave the 'Hail to the Orange' flag over Dad's day as the Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Michigan State Spartans during the Big Ten Conference game on November 5, 2016, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Illinois Football: 5 graduate transfer quarterback options for the Illini

CHICAGO, IL - JULY 23: Head coach Lovie Smith of the University of Illinois football team looks on before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on July 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Cubs won 5-3. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: 5 impact freshmen year one for the Illini

COLLEGE PARK, MD - SEPTEMBER 09: The Maryland Terrapins wear Under Armour gear during the game against the Towson Tigers on September 9, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Verdis Brown & Calvin Avery impress Illini fans at UAAAG

CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 29: Illinois fans celebrate during a Big Ten Conference football game between the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on October 29, 2016, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. Minnesota won, 40-17. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Verdis Brown ready to make Illini great

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Quarterback Juice Williams

Illinois Football: Can the Illini get back to 2008 Rose Bowl level?

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini looks on during the game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on October 21, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers defeated the Fighting Illini 24-17. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Early Illini projected depth chart for 2018

CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 14: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini is seen during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: 5 options for the Illini offensive coordinator job

IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 07: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini before the match-up against the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 7, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: The talent level is rising in Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: Illinois Fighting Illini fans are seen in the tailgating area before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Carlos Sandy and Edwin Carter are big signings for the offense

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 15: Running back Mike Epstein

Illinois Football: Grading the Illini running back situation

CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini is seen during the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Verdis Brown and Reuben Unije would be Illini dream team

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 01: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini looks over the field against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska defeated Illinois 31-16. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Illinois Football: Illini lose Tito Odenigbo to transfer

CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 28: Garrett Groshek

Illinois Football: Pat Nelson transfer hurts Illini depth

MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 12: Dare Ogunbowale

Illinois Football: Illini shifting to new era with transfers

IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 07: Defensive back Bennett Williams

Illinois Football: Illini don Big Ten Network’s 2017 All-Freshman Team

CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini is seen during the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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