
‘It was grueling’ - A Look Into How Luke Altmyer & His Reps Couldn’t Get Power Conference Programs to Stop Calling This Offseason
IlliniGuys.com spoke to multiple sources close to the Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer about details involving the third-party recruitment attempts of numerous college programs.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
July 23, 2025
LAS VEGAS — Luke Altmyer got a crash course this past spring in the pay-for-play era of college football.
Altmyer never believed he would have make two announcements that he was returning to the University of Illinois for the 2025 season. The Illini quarterback wasn’t always believed the money would get too ridiculously high that the result would be rumors of him transferring away from would stop. Altmyer quickly realized that was a bad plan.
“It was stressful. Stress, stress, stress,” Altmyer said. “There’s a lot of talks and communication that has to happen behind your back. That’s part of it. A lot of sleepless nights where I didn’t know what was coming the next day or what the next hour would look like. I’ll say this, I wake up everyday knowing I did the right thing for me.”