Recruiting: 2023 prospect Kylan Boswell recaps visit
There are recruits, and then there are big-time recruits. The Fighting Illini have put themselves in a great position with one of the nation's top 20 basketball players in the class of 2023.
Kylan Boswell, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard from Chandler, Arizona, Prep School, is originally from Champaign. The family moved to California when Kylan entered his freshman year of high school.
Bielema Confirms QB Brandon Peters Medically Cleared For Penn State Game
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Underwood Believes Exhibition Games With Fans Will Be Valuable For Illini
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brad Underwood made it clear why his program chose the option of starting the 2021-22 season with two exhibition games against sub-Division I competition.
The Illinois fifth-year head coach knows there will be a 594-day gap between the last time this program played a home game in front of fans. Only four players on this current Illinois roster (Trent Frazier, Da’Monte Williams, Kofi Cockburn and Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk) has experience of playing at State Farm Center with thousands of fans in the stands.
“Just the idea of getting 15,000 (fans) back in here excites me and I’m looking forward to seeing how our guys react to that,” said Underwood said Thursday morning.
Recruiting: Quick notes from IlliniGuys Insiders Sturdy & Prince
IlliniGuys.com Insider Brad Sturdy and Director of Recruiting Kedric Prince have been hard at work getting the inside scoop on the Illini's top targets. Here are their notes posted earlier today on the IlliniGuys members-only message forums:
Ty Rodgers will take his final visit to Alabama this weekend and should be deciding within 7 to 10 days after that. Obviously, Illinois...
Recruiting: Illini Nab Preferred Walk-On Verbal Commit From 2022 Kicker Will McManus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois will be bringing in a kicker previously committed to a service academy in the Football Bowl Subdivision as a preferred walk-on.
William McManus, one of the best 2022 placekickers in the Eastern region, announced on social media his verbal commitment to Illinois on Wednesday night. The Hun School kicker is being brought into Bret Bielema’s first full recruiting class at Illinois as a preferred walk-on at Illinois.
Ayo Provides Solid NBA Debut in Bulls Season-Opening Win
Former Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu finished the Chicago Bulls’ […]
Knee Injury Ends College Career For Illinois LB Jake Hansen
Illinois sixth-year linebacker Jake Hansen announces the end of […]
Recruiting: Will Smith Receives Big Ten Offer
By Kedric Prince – IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
Oct. 18, 2021
Class: 2023
Why Illinois interest:
Defensive lineman, 2023, Will Smith from Dublin, Ohio
“The roster is going to have to change”: Bielema Discusses Current Roster Limitations That Must Be Fixed
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Following losses in five of his first seven games as the head football coach at Illinois, Bret Bielema is beginning to publicly address roster issues with his program.
The Illini first-year head coach was candid Monday in addressing the physical limitations of specific position groups that have obviously been holding the Illini back in its 2-5 start to this 2021 season.
“As this roster continues to transition, I’ve got to make tough decisions. The players have to make decisions. The roster is going to have to change to get to where we want to be to win a championship,” Bielema said Monday. “I recognized that probably midway through the spring last year, through the summer.”
Illini Injury Update: Epstein Out For 2021 Season; Jake Hansen Out For “Extended Period of Time”
Two significant leaders of the Illini football program over the last few years, Mike Epstein and Jake Hansen, may have played their last game at Illinois.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October , 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois football fans may have seen Mike Epstein and Jake Hansen play their final career collegiate game.
Brandon Peters Not Yet Medically Cleared For Penn State Game This Weekend
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema clearly indicated in his media conference Monday that the starting quarterback for Illini at Penn State this weekend will likely be Artur Sitkowski.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October , 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brandon Peters should not be counted on to make the trip for the game at Penn State this weekend because his head coach certainly isn’t doing so.
NCAA Denies Alec Bryant Immediate Eligibility Transfer Waiver From Virginia Tech
Illinois athletics officials confirmed Monday afternoon that the immediately […]
Recruiting: 2022 4-Star DL Selah Brown Includes Illini in Top 3
Selah Brown, one of the top uncommitted pass rushing targets in the 2022 recruiting class, has included Illinois in his final three choices.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 17, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Selah Brown still has Illinois on his mind when it comes to his college recruitment.
Matt Stevens Top 25 Ballot - Two Programs With Illini Wins Enter Rankings
IlliniGuys.com football beat writer/analyst Matt Stevens does not have an Associated Press Top 25 ballot this season but if he did, this is how he'd fill it out.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 17, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As we enter the second week of October, the main problem for anybody filling out a Top 25 ballot is what to do with Alabama.
Illini Football Recruiting Spotlight - Illini Open Week Recruiting Update
Bret Bielema and his Illinois coaching staff have used its first open week of the 2021 season to get on the road to evaluate and recruit prospects.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 17, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bret Bielema’s staff have used practically every single day of its first open week of the 2021 season to physically see the verbal commitments to Illinois and future Illini targets.
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