Illinois linebacker coach Tim McGarigle announced his departure from Champaign, and a week later, Lovie Smith will have another vacancy to fill on his support staff. Per multiple reports, Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting Coordinator Josh Sternquist has parted ways with the football program; the news was first reported by Illini Inquirer’s Jeremy Werner.
A week after Signing Day, #illini Lovie Smith is making a change to his recruiting staff. Josh Sternquist is out.https://t.co/zZVccE3Wv2
— Jeremy Werner (@JWernerScout) February 9, 2017
Sternquist was hired in April after spending the past four years at New Mexico, where he served as the Lobos’ director of football recruiting.