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Recruiting Update on Illinois Prep LB Luke Nelson

Recruiting Update on Illinois Prep LB Luke Nelson

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 6, 2023

Spring is officially here; naturally, that means baseball season.

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Football Recruiting Spotlight on Prince Ford

Football Recruiting Spotlight on Prince Ford

Steven Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

June 6, 2023

Illinois continued to shore up its roster for 2023 with junior college players when it took a commitment from Prince Ford of Golden West Community College to bring this year's tally to five. 

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Heat Checks and Hail Marys – NIL & Transfer Portal Force an Evolving Coaching Paradigm

Heat Checks and Hail Marys – NIL & Transfer Portal Force an Evolving Coaching Paradigm

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and Big Sports […]

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The Farrell Files Illinois - B1G QB Ratings

The Farrell Files Illinois - B1G QB Ratings

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

June 5, 2023

(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, with two WRs on commitment watch and I’ll take a stab at ranking the QB situations in the Big Ten and where the Illini stand.

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IlliniGuys Go In-Depth On NIL With Kam Cox of the Illinois DIA Office

IlliniGuys Go In-Depth On NIL With Kam Cox of the Illinois DIA Office

June 4, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

Illinois INFLUENCE Program Coordinator Kam Cox made a return visit to the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular radio show recently to give our listeners an update on how the Name Image Likeness (NIL) effort is going with Illini student-athletes heading into the summer.

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Illinois Recruit Morez Johnson Explains Why He Changed Schools

Illinois Recruit Morez Johnson Explains Why He Changed Schools

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 4, 2023

The Illini prize 2024 basketball recruit Morez Johnson went public late last week that he would be leaving St. Rita High School for Thorton for the 2023-24 school year. 

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Heat Checks and Hail Marys – EYBL in Memphis

Heat Checks and Hail Marys – EYBL in Memphis

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular June 3, 2023 […]

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Illini Offers Florida Prep Josaiah Knight

Illini Offers Florida Prep Josaiah Knight

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 3, 2023

The Fighting Illini football team offered three-star standout Josaiah Knight a scholarship recently.

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Illinois Prep Standout Hayven Smith is Happy to be a Future Illini

Illinois Prep Standout Hayven Smith is Happy to be a Future Illini

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 2, 2023

The Illinois women's basketball program has solidified its post-play for the future.

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What Does It Mean for Illinois to Land Jeremiah Williams?

What Does It Mean for Illinois to Land Jeremiah Williams?

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

Cover Photo Credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports

June 2, 2023

The day started gloomy for Illini Nation at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - 24 OV News and 25 Updates

The Farrell Files Illinois - 24 OV News and 25 Updates

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

June 2, 2023

(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll take a look at some 2024 official visit news as well as a few 2025 updates.

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Chicago Native Jeremiah Williams Announces Transfer to Illinois

Chicago Native Jeremiah Williams Announces Transfer to Illinois

The 6-foot-4 point guard, who suffered a severe achilles injury last season, will be transferring to Illinois making the Illini his third college program in any many seasons. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

June 1, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Jeremiah Williams will be attempting a revival of his college basketball career in his home state. 

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Illini Pivot As Point Guard Target RayJ Dennis Commits To Baylor

Illini Pivot As Point Guard Target RayJ Dennis Commits To Baylor

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

June 1, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Toledo Athletics)

The spring-long chase of coveted Toledo point guard RayJ Dennis ended today as the Mid American Conference Player of the Year spurned Illinois and chose to finish his college career at Baylor. 

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Decision Day II: Can The Illini Complete Their Pre-Summer Trifecta?

Decision Day II: Can The Illini Complete Their Pre-Summer Trifecta?

By Brad Sturdy - Co-Host of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and host of the "Sturdy For 30" podcast

June 1, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Toledo Athletics)

We will finally find out what Ray J Dennis is going to do after 2 months of Portal Combat, Obviously, this is an important piece to the Illinois puzzle, but the Illini got a massive pair of puzzle pieces back on Wednesday night when Coleman Hawkins and Terrence Shannon announced their return. Let's look at that first before we break down the Dennis recruitment:

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Football Recruiting Spotlight on Will Leys

Football Recruiting Spotlight on Will Leys

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

June 1, 2023

Illinois took a commitment from Saddleback Community College Center Will Leys over the weekend, and it has Illini watchers scratching their heads for a couple of reasons. 

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