... Marc Trestman was hired to be the new head coach to take Smith's place. Two months after he was fired as head coach of the Buccaneers, Lovie Smith is on the verge of getting another head-coaching job. While he's revered by many, his road to the collegiate game has been a long and sometimes unclear one. He compiled a 14–34 record over three seasons before being fired on January 1, 2018. Smith arrived in Champaign in 2016 following an illustrious coaching … Smith is expected to be named head coach … (With a contract extension, no less, but more on that later.) by scole9179 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . Lovie Smith was hired on January 14, 2004. Sports Quiz / NFL Teams Coached by Lovie Smith Random Sports or NFL Quiz Can you name the NFL Teams Coached by Lovie Smith. .

. EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Lovie Smith of the Illinois Fighting Illini watches as his team takes on the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on November 24, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois. Coach Smith kept this team focused and pulled off a win Coach Dodd would have admired." But personnel-wise, Smith enters Tampa Bay in a similar fashion to Schiano: a proven defensive coach hired to manage a squad of promising defensive talent and an utterly lackluster offensive unit. Josh Whitman wasted no time as Illinois athletic director by firing Bill Cubit and hiring Lovie Smith days before spring practice was supposed to begin. Lovie Smith was named the 25th head football coach in Illinois history yesterday.

Illinois coach Lovie Smith did a very thoughtful interview with Mike Tirico on NBC Sports Network's Lunch Talk Live the other day. Lovie Smith will stay at Illinois. On January 16, 2015, John Fox was hired as the new head coach of the team. And it got me thinking. Trestman was fired on December 29, 2014, with a 13–19 record over two seasons. Chris Ash is staying at Rutgers despite going 1–11. With the hiring of Lovie Smith as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, fans were finally awoken from the nightmare tenure of Greg Schiano.