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Fans are calling for Lovie Smith to be fired after Illinois’ blowout loss to Northwestern

Kristian Dyer

By Kristian Dyer

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It might be the end of the Lovie Smith error in Illinois…sorry, era…the Illini head coach seeing another lopsided loss. Illinois is now 2-5 after a 28-10 loss at Northwestern.

At least basketball season is here, right?

In their fifth season under Smith, Illinois hasn’t had a winning record under the former NFL head coach during that time. It is part of a bad run for the program as the Illini hasn’t a winning season – period – since 2010 under Ron Zook.

Smith spent 11 years in the NFL as a head coach before returning to his roots in college. His lost two seasons were as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he had an 8-24 record.

Needless to say, fan reaction to the official Twitter account for the Illinois football team was, well…not kind:

https://twitter.com/lincolnite27/status/1337850975692984328?s=21

https://twitter.com/deejsmith724/status/1337850660369412097?s=21

https://twitter.com/anilliniguy/status/1337850728912662528?s=21

 

Kristian Dyer