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By Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 19, 2024

Champaign, IL - Just over two weeks ago, the Fighting Illini women's basketball team received exciting news from the nation's fifth-ranked prospect, Divine Bourrage, who announced that Illinois made her final cut. Bourrage's list includes LSU, Baylor, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Arizona.

Destiny Jackson, a 5-foot-11 guard from Whitney Young, released her top five schools this week.

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys & Big Sports Radio National Football Recruiting Expert

July 19, 2024

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In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll take a look at some 2026 news and rank the RB recruits vs the Big Ten as 2025 has slowed down.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 18, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — One of the most prolific scorers on the Illinois roster next year is Ben Humrichous, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound small forward from Tipton, Indiana. The Indiana prep was the third NCAA transfer to commit to Illinois head coach Brad Underwood in the 2024 class.

Illinois Athletics July 17, 2024 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini […]

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 17, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - To say Illinois wanted Kylan Boswell on their team would be a major understatement. Boswell, originally from Urbana, knew a lot about the Illinois program growing up. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound guard has been impressive recently in workouts.

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys & Big Sports Radio National Football Recruiting Expert

July 16, 2024

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll I’ll look at how the current WR situation could continue their impact on the trail at that position and how the Illini stack up in the Big Ten at QB in recruiting.

Illinois right-handed starting pitcher Jack Crowder was selected during […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 15, 2024

Champaign, IL – Illinois incoming freshman Morez Johnson Jr. from Thornton High School has already earned a new nickname: "Cheat Code."

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 14, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Notre Dame transfer Carey Booth is one of Illinois' first postseason acquisitions from the NCAA transfer portal.

Booth hails from Englewood, Colo., and attended Brewster Academy. His father, Calvin, played basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions, (Calvin is currently the General Manager of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets).

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 13, 2024

Champaign, IL — The Illinois men's basketball team lost over eighty percent of their scoring from last year’s team. In fact, only two players returned for the 2024-25 season: sophomore guards Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn and junior Ty Rodgers.

STAFF REPORT July 13, 2024 Fans of the men’s […]

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys & Big Sports Radio National Football Recruiting Expert

July 12, 2024

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll show where the Illini go from here in the 2025 class.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 11, 2024

Champaign, IL – Just several weeks ago, Illinois appeared to have Moscow, Russia guard Egor Demin locked up; it was just a matter of time before Demin was supposed to arrive on campus.

Even at just 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, Torrie Cox Jr. believes he can have a big impact on the Illini’s upcoming 2024 campaign.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

July 10, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — Being a smaller body type has always been the reality of new Illinois defensive back Torrie Cox Jr. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 10, 2024

Champaign, IL – Just a few short weeks ago, Illinois added the final piece to their puzzle with Will Riley, a 6-foot-9, 190-pound five-star All-American from Canada. Riley arrived on campus last Saturday and is now getting acclimated with the campus, school, and life in Champaign. This afternoon, we caught up with Tracy Riley, the mother of Will, to share how her son ended up at Illinois.