Steve Sturm's Signing Day Spotlight on the Defense

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

December 25, 2023

I hope you all enjoyed part 1 of the signing day spotlight on the offense. I have to admit those nine offensive players were a little more fun to review, but the 10 defenders the Illini announced on signing day a few days ago are pretty good players as well. I'm going to start with the three young men most likely to play next year (by default): the defensive linemen.

Eddie Tuerk- DL

Many Illini watchers were excited to see that Coach Bielema announced Tuerk as a defensive lineman on signing . . .

 

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