Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[BigStan97]

get the LB spearman a offer and get him committed to us....the faster we get in state guys committed to us the better it looks for us to continue that trend to getting guys like Issacs, Tully Tillman, Pocic, Bailey

[TEYPAY]

Originally Posted by RHITIllini

Supinie is a goon. But encouraging quotes from Tillman.

Why the cheap shot at a guy doing his job?

[NS2toAJ8]

Originally Posted by BigStan97

get the LB spearman a offer and get him committed to us....the faster we get in state guys committed to us the better it looks for us to continue that trend to getting guys like Issacs, Tully Tillman, Pocic, Bailey

I agree! Get this kid an offer and have him commit and turn him into a recruiter for us. He can pitch the Illini to all the Chicago kids.

[RHITIllini]

Originally Posted by TEYPAY

Why the cheap shot at a guy doing his job?

Because he took plenty of cheap shots at Zook toward the end, and during the whole coaching search he basically passed off everyone else's info as his own.

Not a fan.

[Dan]

Will be back in the state tomorrow to evaluate the 2013 class. Look forward to keeping our in-state players in Orange and Blue! Go Illini!

http://twitter.com/coachbeckman

[illiniobserver22]

SWiltfong247 Steve Wiltfong
Naperville (Ill.) North 2013 OL Colin Goebel tells me Illinois is the latest to offer. #Illini

http://247sports.com/Player/Colin-Goebel-11210

Iowa and Mississippi also have offered. Plays at Naperville North, former teammate of Matt Lacosse.

[Kramer116]

Originally Posted by illiniobserver22

http://247sports.com/Player/Colin-Goebel-11210

Iowa and Mississippi also have offered. Plays at Naperville North, former teammate of Matt Lacosse.

Good, I was hoping we would offer soon.

We need to start to get these suburban OL/DL to come to Illinois instead of Iowa, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, etc...

[illiniobserver22]

Originally Posted by Kramer116

Good, I was hoping we would offer soon.

We need to start to get these suburban OL/DL to come to Illinois instead of Iowa, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, etc...

I agree, and Butkus seems like most of his job in recruiting is going to be going hard after linemen from the suburbs and the state in general.

The in-state OL class for this year has guys like:

Logan Tuley-Tillman
Ethan Pocic
Kyle Bosch
Colin Goebel
Colin McGovern
Blake King
Kijana Evans
Tate Briggs
Tyler Lancaster
Andrew Geers

We should be able to mostly fill up our quota with in-state guys at those positions. Let's see what Butkus can do.

[mhuml32]

QB:
Mike Alviti (IL - 4*)
Aaron Bailey (IL)
Kyle Bolin (KY - Committed to Louisville)
Jarrett Solomon (NV) (First name is "Anu" on Scout)

RB:
Jalen Marshall (OH - 5*)(Listed as athlete on Rivals)
Tarean Folston (FL - 4*)
Ty Isaac (IL - 4*)
Adam Taylor (TX - 4*) (Same high school as D. Young)
Quinten James (GA)
Aregeros Turner (OH)
Adam Lane (FL)

WR:
James Quick (KY - 4*)
Corey Smith (MI - JUCO)
Jordon Cunningham (FL)
Rob Wheelwright (OH)

TE:
Jacob Matuska (OH)

OT:
Lovell Peterson (OH - 4*)
Ethan Pocic (IL - 4*)
Jake Raulerson (TX - 4*)
Kyle Bosch (IL)
Logan Tulley-Tillman (IL)
Joe Fennell (FL)

OG:
Colin Goebel (IL)

C:
None

DE:
Elijah Daniel (IN - 4*)
Jason Hatcher (KY -4*)
Taco Charlton (OH)
Matt Miller (OH)

DT:
Kenny Bigelow (DE - 5*)(Committed to USC)
Donovan Munger (OH)
Herbert Moore (TN)

OLB:
Larenz Bryant (NC)
Mike McCray (OH)


ILB:
Trey Johnson (GA) (Already committed to Auburn)

CB:
Cameron Burrows (OH - 5*)
Ryan White (KY)
Tyler Head (GA)

S:
Dymonte Thomas (OH)(Already committed to UM)
Jalen Banks (IL)

[TexasIllini]

CB Cameron Burrows committed to Ohio State last week.

[mhuml32]

QB:
Mike Alviti (IL - 4*) Offers from NW, Notre Dame, BC, Indiana, and Purdue

Aaron Bailey (IL - 4*) Offers from Boston College, Colorado St., Indiana, Iowa, Minny, NIU, NW, Notre Dame, and Purdue

Jarrett Solomon (NV) Offers from Arizona, ASU, Colorado, UCLA, and UNLV

RB:
Jalen Marshall (OH - 5*) Offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, and UCLA

Tarean Folston (FL - 4*) Offers from BC, Cincinnati, Florida, Kentucky, Lousville, and Vanderbilt

Ty Isaac (IL - 4*) Offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ole Miss, NW, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Toledo, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin

Adam Taylor (TX - 4*) Offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, LSU, and NW

Greg Bryant Jr. (FL - 4*) Offers from Alabama, Bowling Green, UConn, Duke, Florida, FIU, Florida St., Georgia, LSU, Marshall, Michigan St., Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and West Virginia

Quinten James (GA) Offers from Arkansas State, Kentucky, and Purdue

Aregeros Turner (OH) Offers from Tennessee

Taquan Mizzell (VA) Offers from BC, UConn, East Carolina, NCSU, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and Virginia Tech

WR:
James Quick (KY - 4*) Offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, and Tennessee

Corey Smith (MS - JUCO) Offers from Akron, Alabama, Ball St., UConn, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Miami (OH), North Carolina, Penn State, Tennessee, Toledo, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia

Jordon Cunningham (FL) Offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, BC, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Rutgers, USF, Stanford, Syracuse, TT, UCF, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Rob Wheelwright (OH) Offers from BC, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Syracuse, and Wisconsin


TE:
Jacob Matuska (OH) Offers from Cincinnati, NCSU, and Toledo

Jake Butt (OH) Offers from BC, Duke, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, NW, Purdue, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, and UCLA (Possibly a DE**)

OT:
Lovell Peterson (OH - 4*) No other offers

Ethan Pocic (IL - 4*) Offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Jake Raulerson (TX - 4*) Offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Stanford, TT, Texas A&M, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Washington, and West Virginia

Kyle Bosch (IL) Offers from Alabama, Arizona, BC, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, NW, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, and West Virginia

Logan Tuley-Tillman (IL) Offers from Arkansas, BC, Florida State, Indiana, Iowa State, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia

Joe Fennell (FL) Offers from BC, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Miami, USF, and West Virginia

Evan Lisle (OH) Offers from BC, Cincinnati, and Miami

OG:
Colin Goebel (IL) Offers from EMU, Iowa, Ole Miss, NIU, and Toledo

C:
None

DE:
Elijah Daniel (IN - 4*) Offers from Florida, Indiana, Marshall, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue, USF, and Tennessee

Jason Hatcher (KY -4*) Offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, North Carolina, NCSU, NW, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Tennessee

Taco Charlton (OH) Offers from Cincinnati, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, and UCLA

Matt Miller (OH) Offers from Cincinnati and Toledo

Landon Stokes (FL) No other offers

DT:
Donovan Munger (OH) Offers from Akron, Auburn, Bowling Green, Duke, Indiana, Kent St., Minnesota, Toledo, and West Virginia

Herbert Moore (TN) Offers from Clemson, North Carolina, and Vanderbilt

OLB:
Larenz Bryant (NC) Offers from Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech

Mike McCray (OH) Offers from BC, Kentucky, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, and Virginia

Jeremy Benjamin (FL) No other offers

ILB:
None

CB:
Ryan White (KY) Offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, and Louisville

Tyler Head (GA) No other offers

S:
Jalen Banks (IL) Offers from NW and WMU

Antonio Allen Offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Purdue


Note: Removed all previous commitments plus Adam Lane - Florida and added Greg Bryant, Taquan Mizzell, Jake Butt, Antonio Allen, Landon Stokes, Jeremy Benjamin, and Evan Lisle to the list. Updated offer list (combined all offers from Scout and Rivals).

[quhawks12]

So happy someone else is doing this for 2013

[illiniffpd]

Anyone know why we are not going hard after Colin McGovern (6-7 280lb). Bret Bielema visited him at Lincoln Way West yesterday (Hopefully, he didn't give Colin the "Special Badger Handshake") and Brady Hoke was at LWW to see him today.

Badger Handshake

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...student-crotch

Colin McGovern

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8lse6GZe30

[illiniobserver22]

SWiltfong247 Steve Wiltfong
Got word from New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln Way West 2013 OT Colin McGovern that he added an offer from Illinois.

Another early offer for a good looking in-state OT.

http://247sports.com/Player/Colin-McGovern-16107

Looks like he was just offered by Tennessee yesterday.

[illiniffpd]

Originally Posted by illiniobserver22

Another early offer for a good looking in-state OT.

http://247sports.com/Player/Colin-McGovern-16107

Looks like he was just offered by Tennessee yesterday.

A team to watch out for is Iowa. Iowa typically does very well grabbing OL around the Lincoln-Way area. They have only missed out on 1 impact OL (2012 Ward (Providence) going to Northwester) in that area in the last 5-10 years.

[WesterveltVictoryCigar]

Originally Posted by illiniffpd

Anyone know why we are not going hard after Colin McGovern (6-7 280lb). Bret Bielema visited him at Lincoln Way West yesterday (Hopefully, he didn't give Colin the "Special Badger Handshake") and Brady Hoke was at LWW to see him today.

He was in Champaign for a visit this past weekend at Junior Day.

[Kramer116]

Originally Posted by illiniffpd

Anyone know why we are not going hard after Colin McGovern (6-7 280lb). Bret Bielema visited him at Lincoln Way West yesterday (Hopefully, he didn't give Colin the "Special Badger Handshake") and Brady Hoke was at LWW to see him today.

Badger Handshake

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...student-crotch

Colin McGovern

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8lse6GZe30

Hahaa the special Badger handshake, you get that from The Score? Good stuff there.

McGovern picked up an offer from Illinois this week.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...cGovern-132914

He now has offers from Illinois, Northwestern, and Tennessee.

[GilThorpe]

6-7, 280 as a hs jr, by this time next year he will be 6-7, 305, and after a redshirt frosh year, he will be 6-7, 330.

Are these boys drinking muscle milk like water and eating T-bones 3 times a day?
In the mid 1970's, a decent size for most high school tackles was 6-2, 220.

[illynifan34]

Originally Posted by GilThorpe

6-7, 280 as a hs jr, by this time next year he will be 6-7, 305, and after a redshirt frosh year, he will be 6-7, 330.

Are these boys drinking muscle milk like water and eating T-bones 3 times a day?
In the mid 1970's, a decent size for most high school tackles was 6-2, 220.

I was friends in my time at school (2004-2008) with someone who started on the offensive line. When we went to Qdoba, he got 2 burritos. In every class he was drinking a Gatorade protein shake and eating something. I once watched him eat an entire lasagna (lasagna before Beckman, strange) in one sitting. So, yes.

[Kramer116]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/illinois/foo...-Bailey-133510

Does anyone know much about Khairi Bailey, a DE prospect out of Morgan Park HS?

[quhawks12]

Originally Posted by Kramer116

http://rivals.yahoo.com/illinois/foo...-Bailey-133510

Does anyone know much about Khairi Bailey, a DE prospect out of Morgan Park HS?

Pretty raw from the way I understand it. Might be a late bloomer football wise but has real good athleticism for a DE right now. Again, this not from film just from reading.

[TCTORNADO]

One thing to keep an eye on for 2013 is the fact that the Illinois State Legislators have been looking closely at all the "waivers" they pass out to the State universities. With the fact that the DIA has to "reimburse" the university for the FB scholarships, the "out of state" fee of approx. $14,000 per year can really add up considering that we have rough 40 out of staters. In the past the DIA got waivers for all the out of staters.
If these "waivers" don't get extended it could really put pressure to lock down the state even more. It will be interesting to see if we move closer to more of an in state recruiting base and how that effects our on field performance. No wonder MT said on his first day we want to be "King of Illinois and King of Chicago".
Interesting times.

[ncoillini]

Not a good thing to hear. It's great to lock up the state, but it's just not possible to compete with restrictions like this.

Originally Posted by TCTORNADO

One thing to keep an eye on for 2013 is the fact that the Illinois State Legislators have been looking closely at all the "waivers" they pass out to the State universities. With the fact that the DIA has to "reimburse" the university for the FB scholarships, the "out of state" fee of approx. $14,000 per year can really add up considering that we have rough 40 out of staters. In the past the DIA got waivers for all the out of staters.
If these "waivers" don't get extended it could really put pressure to lock down the state even more. It will be interesting to see if we move closer to more of an in state recruiting base and how that effects our on field performance. No wonder MT said on his first day we want to be "King of Illinois and King of Chicago".
Interesting times.

[KBLEE]

Originally Posted by ncoillini

Not a good thing to hear. It's great to lock up the state, but it's just not possible to compete with restrictions like this.

It's not a restriction, it's the product of operating in a state that has no money. The DIA will either have to figure out where to come up with another half million $ or the team will be forced to recruit more local kids.

[ncoillini]

Yes, it is a restriction. What happens if there is not enough talented players each year from the state to compete? What if TB cannot lock down the states best players. I know these are "what ifs" but these questions have to be addressed.

Originally Posted by KBLEE

It's not a restriction, it's the product of operating in a state that has no money. The DIA will either have to figure out where to come up with another half million $ or the team will be forced to recruit more local kids.