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Who's donning the Orange and Blue next?
This isn't for the faint of heart. The number of players on the board is through the roof. The possibilities of who will be wearing orange and blue come fall are off the charts. And it seems to change by the week. Wednesday night, more than 70 members of the IlliniGuys community gathered to hear the latest from IlliniGuys co-founder and Illini insider Brad Sturdy. Let's look at the top possibilities as of today:
We know recruiting is fluid, but one insider thinks he will commit to the Illini as early as this weekend.
Illinois has everything else he's looking for, including proximity to his close-knit family. One source close to him says it's Illinois. Time will tell if he's right.
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Big Ten Shakeup
Is the coach who recruited you now gone?
Were you recruited over and didn't get the playing time you'd hoped for?
Having second thoughts that you didn't pick your second choice instead?
All of that can now be remedied without penalty. Add in those seniors and soon-to-be graduates who want to take advantage of another one-time rule -- that which allows players to enjoy an extra season due to the pandemic -- and there will be more than 1,000 players - or roughly 25% of Division I - in the transfer portal, looking for a new home.
A guard with length who hits 42% from the arc? Yeah, let's talk. Sturdy reports these conversations are going well.
Recruiting Class Blast from the Past: 2009
In some ways, Ron Zook was still at the height of his recruiting powers in 2009, but in others, this class was the beginning of the end. The class itself was highly-ranked at 35th in the nation with only 21 members in the class.
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Inside the Illini's organized digital recruiting effort
This is the new normal for Illini football, led by a coach who is fully committed to meeting recruits where they’re at. In today’s pandemic environment, that often means on social media, where news flies fast and fans flock to recruits’ pages to sway them to their school.
What's next for Illini hoops
To look ahead at what each player needs to do in the offseason to keep the Illini in the national spotlight, I sat down with Connor Cagley, an IlliniGuys contributor and analyst who breaks down what some of the key players should focus on.
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