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Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

September 19, 2024

Champaign, IL. – The Fighting Illini have been earning a reputation for their secondary, known for producing NFL-caliber talent in recent years, Devon Witherspoon and Quan Martin are two. This season, two standout players, junior Miles Scott from Dalton, Illinois, and Xavier Scott—unrelated—are leading the Big Ten in interceptions with three and two, respectively.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 1, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Good morning and welcome to the third preseason camp practice (practice No. 2 was closed to the public/media) for the Illinois program for the 2023 season in the fourth campaign of Illini head coach Bret Bielema that begins under lights in Memorial Stadium.

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

June 13, 2024

Illinois made another strong addition to its impressive Class of 2025 when Lawrence (Indianapolis) North wide receiver committed to the Illini over offers from most of the Big Ten. His skill and athletic ability are not the only reason his commitment is big news, as it's also the first commitment for Illinois from Lawrence North, or the Indianapolis area, for several years and Illinois hopes to make more of a dent in that metro area in the future.

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Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

January 29, 2024

Cole Rusk is the son of a former Illini wrestler and that family connection paid off when the FCS All American from Murray State decided to come back to his home state and play for the Illini for the next two years.  He's a tall and athletic tight end who plus the hole that Tip Reiman left, although in a different way.

What does he bring to the Orange and Blue?

Cole Rusk came to the college game as a wide receiver who was willing to learn to play tight end.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 14, 2023

The Illinois women's basketball program appears to have connected all the dots on a recent visitor on campus. All-American guard Divine Bourrage from Davenport, Iowa, was on campus last week. IlliniGuys caught up with the family to get their feelings on the visit and where the Illini stand.

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

October 27, 2023

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

In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll have some more on QB commit Trey Petty, an important off week visit to a committed target and a potential early commitment for the 2025 class.

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Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

October 18, 2023

Barry Lunney gets my game ball for this week.

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