Lovie loses DL coach to NFL...one of his top recruiters

[swingman]

came to Illinois from USC, was big in helping get all those USC transfers who had instant impact...was active on recruiting trail

Report: Illini DL coach Austin Clark hired by Dolphins

Illinois defensive line coach Austin Clark is joining the Miami Dolphins coaching staff, NFL Network's Ian Rapaport reports. Clark, who has been the Illini's defensive line

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[Schnauzer]

Well, Lovie is playing with some house money now that he survived this season so there is that. But, in general, Illinois seems like a program that needs a lot more to go right before they take an obvious step out of the cellar. Losing a top recruiter certainly doesn't help.