After declining the invitation last summer to stay in Champaign to work out with his Illini teammates, Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer returned to the Manning Passing Academy last weekend.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
July 4, 2025
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
As a native Mississippian who began his college career at the University of Mississippi, Luke Altmyer understood one of the unwritten rules of his home state is you don’t tell Archie Manning ‘no thanks’ twice in your lifetime.
Therefore, when the Illinois starting quarterback got the phone call invitation from the College Football Hall of . . .
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