
Football Recruiting Spotlight on Tywan Cox
By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst
November 9, 2024
(Cover picture courtesy player's page on X)
I feel like I need to warn any family members of current or former Illini: If you're worthy of a P4 scholarship in football, you can expect a recruiting blitz from Bret Bielema. Tywan Cox is the sixth player to pledge to the Illini after having a brother play football in Champaign, and I don't think this trend is going to slow down anytime soon. Aside from all that, I'm really enthusiastic about Cox as a prospect regardless of his lineage. Despite his excellent performance at football factory Northwestern (Miami) High School and his lineage from his brother Torrie Jr. and father Torrie Sr., Tywan didn't get the high major interest he would have liked and committed to USF in June. However, Illinois got involved and stayed involved through the fall and liked Tywan's fall film enough to make him an offer and he jumped.
What does he bring to the Orange and Blue?