Smith coached the Bears for nine seasons, including a 29-19 record in the 2010s. Smith is an easy choice for Chicago's best head coach of the decade, especially considering Marc Trestman and John Fox ...

Lovie Smith is returning to the state of Illinois to join the Fighting Illini as their new coach. Illinois announced that it has given Smith a six-year, $21 million deal to run its football program.

IOWA CITY — No Big Ten football program blessed with so many resources within its state borders has underachieved so quite inexplicably like Illinois. Raw data shows the Illini (6-26 in Big Ten play ...

Lovie Smith is on to a new part of his life, but he remains an active football follower, and what he sees on NFL sidelines remains mostly unchanged from when he coached for almost 30 years. A ...