The first Monday in-season press conference of the Lovie Smith is upon us.
The new Illinois coach is slated to address the assembled media from the press box at Memorial Stadium this afternoon, and beat writer Matt Daniels, along with fellow N-G colleagues Loren Tate, Bob Asmussen and Heather Coit, are on the scene.
Illinois will face Murray State at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in the season opener.
It's the first meeting between the two schools as Illinois looks to improve its all-time record to 16-0 against FCS opponents.
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