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The 6-3, 225-pound tight end is the latest addition to Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s 2026 class. He’s the consensus No. 24 player in Illinois and the No. 51 tight end nationally. The Illini now have ...
The Illini are putting together their best recruiting class in decades, and working to ensure the program remains nationally relevant for years to come ...
The good recruiting vibes keep coming, as the Illinois football team has landed another massive recruit. Coming into Thursday ...
Four-star Donovan Catholic (N.J.) offensive lineman Kai Pritchard committed to Illinois on Wednesday.  College/Prep Sports ...
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Stewart is the second Texan to commit to Illinois this cycle, joining Denton Guyer three-star linebacker Kaedyn Cobbs. The ...
As a junior last year at Grand Island (Nebraska), Wheeler rushed for 1,032 yards and seven touchdowns and had 10 receptions ...
Provided photo Share Is Illinois recruit Logan Farrell ready for some football? After missing his senior season at Hersey, the answer is an emphatic yes. Farrell is the consensus No. 18 senior in ...
Wisconsin and Illinois) have offered Bidden so far. As a freshman last year at Harper Woods (Detroit), Woods had 32 receptions for 700 yards and 11 touchdowns – and that was as a 6-foot-1 ...
Residents in Alhambra, Illinois, a tiny village of under 700 people in Madison County, said in off-camera discussions that they don’t want that kind of message or rhetoric coming of their town.
After five years of legal recreational cannabis, Illinois has 260 operational retail shops and another 103 entrepreneurs with “conditional licenses” won via permit lottery — meaning there ...
An Illinois school district's board meeting was overtaken by opposing protesters for the second time on Monday night amid erupting tensions over trans athletes in girls' sports. The community has ...