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2024 Illini Football Commits
1) OL Brandon Hansen (November 22nd, 2022)
2024 Illini Football Commits
1) OL Brandon Hansen (November 22nd, 2022)
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Total dude alert. This is a kid that did not go to any football showcases, high school is not exactly in a football hotbed. High level baseball prospect who runs sub 6.3 60. Athleticism is real.
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Joel Goodson
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Fedj vibes.
And he’s now ranked.
His film is one ridiculous highlight after another. Entertaining watch. Will be interesting to see how he performs against a much higher caliber of athletes in D1/P5.
Marques Easley, '24 OL out of Kankakee, adds Georgia and OU offers on top of Bama. No clue if we have a chance, but competition will be tough
I know nothing about this kid other than this post which indicates offers from Alabama and Georgia. That said I feel quite comfortable saying we have no chance.
Scolly or walk-on?
Hey, we have a history of getting Marquez's with offers from Alabama and Georgia ... see, Beason.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
He just looks like a kid who loves playing football. Interested to see how we try to use him.
I'm concerned for this young man. I had a lot of friends from Spring Valley Hall in my college days and sobriety was not their strong point
The new commit on OL be a def tackle with his size. Couple of years.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Looks like walk-on for Engbers. Also can't tell if he was down in Florida or in Oak Park.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
and that is why having friends in the high school coaching ranks, especially in state, is so important in helping to identify these guys late in the process
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Good lord. To say that kid has jets is an understatement. That is one impressive highlight video. I'd love to see him get some snaps at RB even if he is slated for Safety and KR duties- kid can fly. Hell, a wildcat triple option set a drive or two with him, IW, and Reggie Love in the backfield?
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Well that is pretty true of the rest of IL outside of Chicago..... and probably Chicagoland... and definitely for other big chunks of the MidwestI'm concerned for this young man. I had a lot of friends from Spring Valley Hall in my college days and sobriety was not their strong point
Absolutely true for central Illinois.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
How else do you survive the winter?
Catching up on the discussion of if there's an advantage to in-state recruits. I believe there is, because when area kids play, it generates more media coverage in their local papers. More friends and family come to watch them play. More friends and family by branded jerseys and game gear. It strengthens the kind of 'football culture' that parents pass to their kids across generations.
Illini nation is waking up. But the more it can foster strong roots at home, the more virtuous cycles flow between campus and area communities, and their economies.
Illini nation is waking up. But the more it can foster strong roots at home, the more virtuous cycles flow between campus and area communities, and their economies.
Joel Goodson
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Resetich: wow, love this kid. Think he's destined for LB. The seek and destroy type.
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