The moment the University of Illinois called on Josh Whitman to be its Athletic Director, Whitman made coaching changes to Football, Men's and Women's Basketball. As Whitman enters year 5 as Athletic Director at Illinois, the school is starting to see the results of key decisions made by Whitman and his staff, really pay off. Whitman talks to Host Patrick Quinn about key hiring decisions, the biggest reasons he extended Lovie Smith's contract during a losing season, listening to what Illinois fans and alums want, Whitman's path to Illinois, getting his dream job and his stance on people getting the chance to gamble on college sports.

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