CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The slogan is catchy, and on this gorgeous, sun-drenched spring day, it is ubiquitous. It's propped up on billboards, posters and schedules, displayed in all caps, plastered on the back of vibrant orange T-shirts. It's impossible to miss.

Although the relationship between the University of Illinois football program and the city it resides in is somewhat fractured after a stretch of mediocrity, it doesn't feel that way two hours before fans will see head coach Lovie Smith's creation for the first time.

The energy is palpable, and it does not come across as manufa...

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