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Dare I say it, do "we have our punter"?
Debose signed with Virginia Tech today if anyone thought we had a chance there.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Illiini
- In the land of the Nittany Lion
And he called it "a great opportunity." Lovie needs a punter for his field position brand of football.#1 rated at his position? Yes, please.
But jeez he looks like that guy across the hall who can't get a date either. :wave:
As long as he can punt the ball who cares
Haha. Good one!
Congrats to Lovie, staff, all the recruits and their families! The headlines for this class have been outstanding. And they are at the top of real good articles.
ILLINI POWER!
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
I know zero about him, but a Kansas QB just announced he is transferring. He'll be eligible immediately:
https://twitter.com/08deondreford/status/827563984748425217
https://twitter.com/08deondreford/status/827563984748425217
2 years of eligibility as a grad transfer? First I've ever heard that, he must've graduated reaaaaally early
Looks like a good FCS fit.
If he can throw at ALL let's take him for spring ball purposes
For 2 years, on scholly? We can take walk on QBs for that
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Looks like Kaleb Eleby is fairly high on Illinois. Has already visited Champaign a couple of times and would be a nice grab from Mizzou.
Will be interesting to see how the QB position shakes out. I'm guessing Lovie will want to get two QBs from this class. I'm assuming Patterson is the primary target, with Coran Taylor and Eleby in the second group.
Will be interesting to see how the QB position shakes out. I'm guessing Lovie will want to get two QBs from this class. I'm assuming Patterson is the primary target, with Coran Taylor and Eleby in the second group.
Yeah, the question is whether taking any of them would deter any of the others.
The situation we don't want to get in is spending all year going balls to the wall after Patterson only to get the rug pulled out from under us and be left with all the other options off the board.
FT35
- Naperville
I'm biased but I'd prefer Taylor. He'd be perfect for McGee's offense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnZa3-3aLtk&t=1s
We have offered a number of QBs, including Zarrian Holcombe's brother, and it will be interesting to see if any of these guys commit anytime soon. Patterson is probably the main target but he has lots of offers.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Understood, from watching the video, I like Eleby. He's a pass-first, run-second QB, which might mean he isn't as good of a fit for McGee's offense. That said, I think he's the better QB.
2018: Kansas just got commitments from three 4 star playears and three 3 star players.
Wat
Thats a better class for now than Alabama. They haven't had a 4 star recruit in 5 years. They got 3 today.
Wat
Thats a better class for now than Alabama. They haven't had a 4 star recruit in 5 years. They got 3 today.
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mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Two of the top 60 players in 2018, all five of yesterday's commits are from Louisiana, haven't had a four-star player since 2010. You can pick which of those stats is the craziest.
warchant
- So Ill
Two of the top 60 players in 2018, all five of yesterday's commits are from Louisiana, haven't had a four-star player since 2010. You can pick which of those stats is the craziest.
These guys can shock the world like Reggie Roberson.
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
Regis Philbin is going to be furious when he hears about this.
Are we really that surprised? How else will they become a top ten team in 2023 and 2024 when Illinois has them on the schedule?
I like Eleby 1st, Taylor 2nd and Patterson 3rd but would be happy with any two of them
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