The Illinois football coaches have spent the better part of the past two weeks out on the road recruiting.
It's a late start for them given the evaluation period began on April 15 and Illinois was still barely halfway through spring practices at that juncture.
But the Illini have already made an impression on the recruiting trail, landing highly-coveted wide receiver Ricky Smalling out of Chicago Brother Rice.
What other positions are of need for Illinois as it attempts to regain relevancy under Lovie Smith?
Beat writer and sports editor Matt Daniels is chatting at 2 p.