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Illinois Looking to Add State's Best Football Players in 2024

Illinois Looking to Add State's Best Football Players in 2024

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 10, 2023

Illinois has proved to the state of Illinois high school coaches that it is going to recruit its state first and make every effort to do this as long as it is there.

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Morgan Park's Wideout Tysean Griffin Set to Visit Illinois

Morgan Park's Wideout Tysean Griffin Set to Visit Illinois

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 10, 2023

Illinois prep Tysean Griffin will be on campus again for the second time this year; he was also in Champaign in April.

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Off-Season Work is Pivotal for Taking the Next Step for Illinois Men's Basketball

Off-Season Work is Pivotal for Taking the Next Step for Illinois Men's Basketball

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 9, 2023

Illinois basketball hired one of the best strength and conditioning coaches in all of college basketball.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Handicapping Commitment Odds for the Visitors this Weekend

The Farrell Files Illinois - Handicapping Commitment Odds for the Visitors this Weekend

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

June 9, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll handicap the Illini chances for a commitment from each official visitor this weekend.

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Illini Football Draw Ohio State, Michigan & USC in 2024 Big Ten Football Schedule

Illini Football Draw Ohio State, Michigan & USC in 2024 Big Ten Football Schedule

Illinois, Iowa and Michigan will be the only programs […]

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Illinois Women Pursuing Nation’s Top 2025 Preps

Illinois Women Pursuing Nation’s Top 2025 Preps

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 8, 2023

Ticket sales are up, the promotions are different now in the women's basketball program.

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Wisconsin Prep Griffin Rousseau Gets His Illinois Offer

Wisconsin Prep Griffin Rousseau Gets His Illinois Offer

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 7, 2023

Last football season Griffin Rousseau visited Champaign to watch the Fighting Illini season opener against Wyoming.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Official Visitors Status Report

The Farrell Files Illinois - Official Visitors Status Report

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

June 7, 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 this weekend’s official visitors and where the Illini stand with them.

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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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