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Ked's Recruiting Roundup - TE Cole Rusk Commits To Illini

Ked's Recruiting Roundup - TE Cole Rusk Commits To Illini

Ked's Recruiting Roundup   By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com […]

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Portal Update - DBs & DLs

The Farrell Files Illinois - Portal Update - DBs & DLs

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

January 5, 2024

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at the suddenly aggressive pursuit of defensive backs in the portal as well as a few updates on defensive linemen as we take a break from looking at the 2024 class.

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Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Cole Rusk Update

Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Cole Rusk Update

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

January 4, 2024

Former Rock Island prep Cole Rusk, a transfer from Murray State, finished his visit Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. Rusk has not been shy about his feelings toward his dream school, the Fighting Illini.

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Former Illini Rookie Devon Witherspoon Selected to the Pro Bowl

Former Illini Rookie Devon Witherspoon Selected to the Pro Bowl

IlliniGuys Staff January 3rd, 2023 Former Illini All-American Devon […]

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The Farrell Files Illinois - TE Updates

The Farrell Files Illinois - TE Updates

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

January 3, 2024

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll make it tight end specific with some news on a key transfer TE target visiting and take a look at TE Tanner Hollinger in four categories.

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Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Cole Rusk

Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Cole Rusk

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

January 2, 2024

Former Rock Island Rock Cole Rusk entered the transfer portal last week. Rusk originally attended Eastern Michigan, now is leaving Murray State. 

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Illini Top Moments In 2023

Illini Top Moments In 2023

By IlliniGuys Staff

January 1, 2024

10) Illini men’s golf team reaches NCAA quarterfinals – Mike Small’s program has made reaching elite success commonplace,

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Ca'Lil Valentine & Key 2025 WR Target

The Farrell Files Illinois - Ca'Lil Valentine & Key 2025 WR Target

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

January 1, 2024

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at RB Ca’Lil Valentine and his impact as well as a look at a key 2025 target at wide receiver.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Focus on Trey Petty

The Farrell Files Illinois - Focus on Trey Petty

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

December 29, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll start looking at each player on the offense in the 2024 class in many different categories. First up is QB Trey Petty.

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Football Recruiting Spotlight on Kevin Wigenton

Football Recruiting Spotlight on Kevin Wigenton

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

December 28, 2023

Illinois revealed two major transfer additions on signing day, and somehow the transfer of a starter from another Big Ten team with two years of eligibility remaining was minor news compared to the commitment of All Conference Left Tackle JC Davis. Make no mistake, the transfer addition of Kevin Wigenton was awfully big too. Wigenton started six games for Michigan State last year and ended the season with a PFF grade of 66.9, which was good for second on the team.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - 2024 Defensive Class & JUCO vs. Portal

The Farrell Files Illinois - 2024 Defensive Class & JUCO vs. Portal

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

December 25, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look on defense of the 2024 class and whether Bret Bielema is focusing too much on JUCO and not enough on the transfer portal.

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Football Recruiting Spotlight on JC Davis

Football Recruiting Spotlight on JC Davis

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

December 26, 2023

Illinois signed a pretty good class of high schoolers and JUCO players last week on signing day, but the biggest news of the day was the transfer commitment of All Conference Left Tackle JC Davis from New Mexico. Davis is a plug and play transfer who fills Illinois' biggest need on offense for the 2024 season. The commitment of Davis would be a great moment regardless of the situation. This guy is a really good football player who would start on just about any team in the United States.  Take a look below.

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Steve Sturm's Signing Day Spotlight on the Defense

Steve Sturm's Signing Day Spotlight on the Defense

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

December 25, 2023

I hope you all enjoyed part 1 of the signing day spotlight on the offense. I have to admit those nine offensive players were a little more fun to review, but the 10 defenders the Illini announced on signing day a few days ago are pretty good players as well. I'm going to start with the three young men most likely to play next year (by default): the defensive linemen.

Eddie Tuerk- DL

Many Illini watchers were excited to see that Coach Bielema announced Tuerk as a defensive lineman on signing day, but I have to say I concluded when he committed back in June that he was a much better player on that side of the ball. Tuerk is a good-sized young man at 6'5 and now 290 pounds, but he doesn't have the frame to carry much more weight than that without compromising his agility and straight-line speed. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he bulked up from 260 pounds last year to 290 now, but I think that's right about where he should stop. Unless he's going to be a center, you'd be asking Tuerk to either limit his athletic ability or play undersized in the Big Ten, where there are very few linemen under 300 pounds. Take a look at his abbreviated senior film. The defensive highlights stand for themselves, while the offensive highlight focuses on his speed.

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The Farrell Files Illinois - Breaking Down the 2024 Recruiting Class & Portal Update

The Farrell Files Illinois - Breaking Down the 2024 Recruiting Class & Portal Update

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

December 25, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll start breaking down the 2024 class that signed this week and continue to take a look at trending portal news.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at the […]

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