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Illinois players react to Lovie Smith hire
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Many Illinois fans were wondering about how players would react to the new head coach hire.
Needless to say, after Illinois hired Lovie Smith on Monday, the reaction was a positive one. Smith already had a chance to meet with his new team:
No surprise here: @IlliniFootball players approve of Lovie Smith's hire. (via @IlliniFootball) https://t.co/ciYJTg4RXz
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) March 7, 2016
Here are the best Illinois player reactions from the hiring of the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Chicago Bears coach:
https://twitter.com/HouseOfBain_/status/706835225989550080
https://twitter.com/lpoole31/status/706846112985047040
Amazing coach. Big day for Illini Nation #WeWillWin 🔷🔶 https://t.co/XxZYu2GWJz
— 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁 (@TaSSuM_XeLA) March 7, 2016
Big moves! Time to get after it! #WeWillWin pic.twitter.com/w0exMX38vY
— Jeff George Jr (@jgeorgeqb) March 7, 2016
LETS GOOOOOO!!! How about that to start the week?! #WEWILLWIN
— Chayce Crouch (@ccrouch07) March 7, 2016
I guess you could say it's a Lovie Day
— Malik Turner (@leekleek217) March 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/IsaiahDay7/status/706834475150352385
https://twitter.com/Stantheanimal/status/706858096048611328
— 🐺4L (@Iam_Cam31) March 7, 2016
— Darius Mosely (@DMosely_24) March 7, 2016
Welcome to the illini family Lovie Smith!!! #WeWillWin
— Dawuane Smoot (@Bigsmoot_94) March 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/SpeedKe5/status/706835129877008384
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.