Meet Lovie and his staff

Twenty-two days ago, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman pulled off a stunner, hiring Lovie Smith.

The new Illinois football coach will hold his second press conference in his UI tenure Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, with all nine assistant coaches he has brought on board expected to be there as well.

Here’s a primer on the new Illinois staff:

Lovie Smith

Position: Head coach

Age: 57

Salary: $2 million

Previous job: Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach

2016 is a success for him if ... a fifth straight losing season doesn’t transpire in Champaign, he doesn’t talk about how if only three plays didn’t happen in a game the Illini would have won and if he lands more than one four-star recruit

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