Aaron Bailey will arrive soon

"My knee's good now," Bailey said. "I'm able to squat, run and push off of it. We just kept praying and trusting in God. I kept doing rehab and working it out. I haven't looked back."

Bailey has spent much of the past three months prepping for the start of his Illinois career.

A superb baseball player, he spent the spring away from the diamond to hone in on football.

Matt Daniels