A 20-year friendship between a Florida high school head coach and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema results in another recruiting victory for Bielema’s college program.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
December 20, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
Player: Amar Reynolds
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 175
Hometown: Vero Beach, Fla.
High School: Vero Beach
Other offers: Charlotte, Florida A&M, Indiana, Western Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee State
The recruitment of Amar Reynolds to Illinois is more of a product in a lot of ways of who you know than what you know . . .
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