Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Aaron Ball Commits to Illini FB

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 20, 2023

Sunday evening, while the Fighting Illini men's basketball team was playing on the hardwood, the football staff received a commitment from 6-foot-0 Aaron Ball, a 2024 running back for St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.).

Ball was listed to the Illinois high school All-State team in 4A last week, and now he is going to play for his state university.

Ball said to IlliniGuys, "Illinois is such a great place, and the coaches were honest with me. They are amazing coaches."

Pat Ryan, the director of high school relations, was the lead recruiter for the preferred walk-on.

Ball would like to think he can play his way into a scholarship with effort and productivity. 

"My season stats are 1,400 yards rushing, 21 touchdowns, and I averaged 8.5 yards a carry," Ball said. 

He has been on campus several times, and he loved it. This weekend you will be able to see Ball in action at the state playoffs; St. Laurence’s record is 10-3.

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