Filed under: Illinois Fighting Illini Football WATCH: Josh Whitman introduces Lovie Smith as the new Illinois Football head coach Video via Fighting Illini Athletics. By Jim Vainisi@JimVainisi Mar 7, 2016, 6:45pm CST Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: WATCH: Josh Whitman introduces Lovie Smith as the new Illinois Football head coach Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email For more, check out our Lovie Smith news feed. In This Stream Illinois Football hires former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith WATCH: ESPN's coverage of the Lovie Smith news WATCH: Lovie Smith's Intro. Press Conference Buy Illinois Football season tickets, get an awesome Lovie Smith shirt View all 13 stories