
Recruiting: 2025 OL Charlie Hoitink In Awe Of Illinois Program
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
Oct. 11, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy the Hoitink family)
It was just a matter of time before recruits took notice of what is going on at Illinois. Last Saturday's game originally had 40 recruits who were supposed to visit. According to Bret Bielema, 200 came to watch Illinois take on its rival, the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Charlie Hoitink has a lot of upside. He's a 6-foot-4, 280-pound sophomore offensive tackle from Slinger, Wisconsin who grew up rooting for the Badgers, but Illinois has changed the thinking in the Hoitink household.