Maybe if they have any Champaign natives who have girlfriends that attend U of I signed up.Are there any Ohio State recruits that the Illini may have a shot at?
Maybe if they have any Champaign natives who have girlfriends that attend U of I signed up.Are there any Ohio State recruits that the Illini may have a shot at?
All D1 scholarships are 1 year contracts unless I missed a change since I stopped playing in 2013
Don't want to be an arse but that is a hard pass for me. I would rather use it on a Bryce Childress type. Walker and J. Marchese are also on one year scholarships that need to be renewed by the staff.
It changed as of 10/8/2014:
https://www.ibj.com/articles/49889-big-ten-first-league-to-guarantee-4-year-scholarships
If they were 1 year contracts then there'd be a few guys from the Class of 2016 who wouldn't be on this roster anymore.
I am sure this is old news, but I heard today from a local coach here in Southern Illinois that Luke Ford is “definitely” transferring to IL, as of 5 days ago, TIFWIW...all I know
I am sure this is old news, but I heard today from a local coach here in Southern Illinois that Luke Ford is “definitely” transferring to IL, as of 5 days ago, TIFWIW...all I know
I hope the news is true.I am sure this is old news, but I heard today from a local coach here in Southern Illinois that Luke Ford is “definitely” transferring to IL, as of 5 days ago, TIFWIW...all I know
I'd like to know if that local coach actually heard it from someone who would know, or it was just conjecture. I'm guessing more of the latter, but hoping for the former.I am sure this is old news, but I heard today from a local coach here in Southern Illinois that Luke Ford is “definitely” transferring to IL, as of 5 days ago, TIFWIW...all I know
They're still 1 year contracts. The guarantee is just that you will have 4 years of scholarship. You can still lose your athletic scholarship and get moved to an equivalent non-athletic one. That is what usually happened when someone got hurt and had to "retire", now it is just guaranteed.
No idea, just thought it was exciting to hear, so I passed it along.I'd like to know if that local coach actually heard it from someone who would know, or it was just conjecture. I'm guessing more of the latter, but hoping for the former.
Shammond will be there. His mom tweeted a pic of her feeding 5 IL coaches in her house yesterday.Does anyone know which uncommitted 2019 players will be visiting this weekend?
Check out @JWerner247’s Tweet:Where did you hear this? Awesome if true. If we get a Cooper commit we can round out this class pretty nicely.
I'm sure he was not happy about Shane Beamer leaving right after he signed. Must be a factor.I am sure this is old news, but I heard today from a local coach here in Southern Illinois that Luke Ford is “definitely” transferring to IL, as of 5 days ago, TIFWIW...all I know
Why even have the verbal commits anymore? Should just be open signing period year round and when a recruit decides to commit they must sign on the dotted line. I understand all the arguments for their future and it’s a tough decision. I was there once. I also get that these coaches change schools based on a multitude of reasons and a lot of these kids commit to the coach not the school. I don’t know. College football recruitment just seems like a circus anymore to me. It starts with the way programs offer “non-committables” and then they over sign. How do you expect the kids to be loyal and stand by their commitments when the adults won’t even be accountable to the process. It has gotten way out of hand and is teaching these kids horrible lessons on how the real world works.One thing I actually kind of admire about football recruiting is that it's out in the open. Basketball likes to pretend that once a kid is committed they're off limits but everyone not-so-secretly still backdoor talks to committed kids. Football is like the wild west, everyone is still fair game pretty much until classes start. Sucks to be the little sister school with the big brothers stealing your toys but at least we don't have to pretend it isn't happening.