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Farrell Files Illinois - Upcoming Visitors

Farrell Files Illinois - Upcoming Visitors

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

March 13, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll focus on a few key 2024 and 2025 targets one of whom will be visiting soon.

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Devon Witherspoon Declines to Work Out at Illini Pro Day; Reschedules Pro Day Workout

Devon Witherspoon Declines to Work Out at Illini Pro Day; Reschedules Pro Day Workout

Witherspoon confirms he’ll return to Champaign for a private NFL scouting workout on April 5.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 10, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- National Football League pro personnel are likely going to need to schedule one more trip to Champaign County, Illinois.

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Farrell Files Illinois - 2024 Defensive Back Targets

Farrell Files Illinois - 2024 Defensive Back Targets

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

March 10, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll focus on the top defensive back targets in the 2024 class with some nice momentum from the NFL Draft projections of Devon Witherspoon, Sydney Brown and Jartavius Martin.

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Farrell Files Illinois - The Latest Info Out There

Farrell Files Illinois - The Latest Info Out There

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

March 8, 2023

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

I’m this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois I’ll focus on the latest 2024 recruiting info out there.

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Farrell Files Illinois - Kenwood Prospects & 2023 Big Ten Defensive Back Rankings

Farrell Files Illinois - Kenwood Prospects & 2023 Big Ten Defensive Back Rankings

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

March 6, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at a bit of recent recruiting news and break down how the Illini did against the Big Ten in 2023 DB recruiting.

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Chase Brown Continues Impressive Weekend for Illini at the NFL Combine

Chase Brown Continues Impressive Weekend for Illini at the NFL Combine

Illinois Athletics Department Press Release March 5, 2023 Chase […]

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Illinois Football Offers Florida LB

Illinois Football Offers Florida LB

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 4, 2023

Tarvos Alford woke up recently to some great news

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Illini Defensive Backs Show Out at the NFL Combine

Illini Defensive Backs Show Out at the NFL Combine

Illinois Athletics Department Press Release March 4, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS […]

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Illinois Offers Georgia Prep

Illinois Offers Georgia Prep

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 3, 2023

The class of 2024 seems far away, but the top tier programs are aware of getting the top players early and finding those that fit your system.

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Illinois ‘ICON’ Collective Launches Hoping To Be High Dollar NIL Option

Illinois ‘ICON’ Collective Launches Hoping To Be High Dollar NIL Option

Former Illinois athletics employee and athlete Kathleen Knight is leading what she desires to be the high-dollar non-profit Name, Image and Likeness Collective for Illini athletes. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

March 2, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy University of Illinois)

In a relatively short amount of time, Kathleen Knight has gone from a University of Illinois athletics employee with extreme hesitation over embracing name, image and likeness for college athletes to now being the CEO and president of what many hope is the high-dollar collective option.

“At a certain point, that doesn’t really matter anymore because it’s here and it’s not going away so we all need to just get over that fear. I will say I personally got over it when I was able to part of, with the leadership of (Illinois athletics director) Josh Whitman, really needed to be thoughtful in our philosophy about what NIL success looked like at the University of Illinois,” Knight said. “The fact of the matter is (NIL) continues to be a lever that allows us the greatest opportunity to gain and maintain a competitive advantage. It started to become too important to me to not do everything possible, not to drop everything to figure out a way for Illinois to have success on the NIL front.” 

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Update on Illini Commit Brandon Hansen

Update on Illini Commit Brandon Hansen

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 2, 2023

This spring you should expect to see a lot of potential and committed football recruits on campus.

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The Farrell Files - Recruiting News Update & Big O-Line Targets

The Farrell Files - Recruiting News Update & Big O-Line Targets

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

March 1, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at some recruiting news for 2024 and break down a few of the big OL targets as well.

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Illini Baseball Notebook: Dan Hartleb Cautiously Pleased With Illinois’ Plate Approach

Illini Baseball Notebook: Dan Hartleb Cautiously Pleased With Illinois’ Plate Approach

Illinois nearly a strike away from sweeping a weekend series at then-No. 18 Southern Mississippi - a program that hosted a NCAA Regional, and an NCAA Super Regional last season. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 1, 2023

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Ohio Tight End Jewett Hayes Eyes Illini

Ohio Tight End Jewett Hayes Eyes Illini

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

February 28, 2023

Illinois’ offense has showcased the running game for the past two years and the receiving core on next year's roster could be the best in 10 years.

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Xavier Porter has 31 Offers, but Liking the Illini

Xavier Porter has 31 Offers, but Liking the Illini

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

February 27, 2023

Back in the day, when Illinois recruited players with 31 DI offers and from the South, they did not have much of a chance.

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