By Zeno Jo - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
September 18, 2025
(Cover photo courtesy player's X page)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Several in-state and regional recruits lined the north end zone before No. 9 Illinois faced off against Western Michigan last Saturday. Among them was Corey Laga, a 2027 offensive lineman who spoke with IlliniGuys about his visit and the recruitment process that’s been heating up with his junior year of high school football ahead of him.
Laga could be one of head coach Bret Bielema’s early in-state finds. This year’s team has 50 players who played high . . .
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