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    Barry Lunney Named Illinois Offensive Coordinator and QBs Coach

    This is good stuff. My hope is that Bielema doesn’t get too involved in offense and impose ground pound game but rather let Lunney create and adjust game plan accordingly based on what he sees.
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    2021-22 College Football Coaching Carousel

    Tar Heels fire DC Bateman.
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    Illinois OC Search

    He may still be here. Probably staying at the Bielema’s and catching up. How long is the process for listing opening and going through process at UI?
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Cannon would be a good get. We need some WR depth. Hoping new OC can put our WR room to better use. Still wondering what happened with Hightower and Jafar Armstrong. Saunders would be a great depth piece. I am still holding out for Antonio Doyle. Any word on his recruitment?
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    I have to say that this is true. It seems like NCAA waits until someone else figures it out and they just ”go with the flow”. My question is, why do we have Mark Emmett as head of NCAA then? Why pay him a salary if he literally does nothing!
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    I prefer DeVito over Sitkowski. Hoping we still develop Collier as into a 2 year QB for us before Leary takes over. Kerby Joseph just declared for draft. Hoping we start adding some transfer portal CBs and LBs (Gabe Jeudy-Lally and Antonio Doyle would be nice) Hoping we can add another WR...
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    2021-22 College Football Coaching Carousel

    Jim Mora to be HC at UCONN.
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    He's already committed to Illinois Baseball and per Jeremy Werner it sounds like Bielema and Coach Hartleb (Baseball) have been teaming up to discuss Rolder playing dual sports while at Illinois (Hartleb did this with Kyle Hudson back in the early 2000's). Also to note, Iowa, Michigan and...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    I think he was a ILB coming out of HS per 247Sports: https://247sports.com/Player/Antonio-Doyle-46056440/
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    I believe Patterson also tried to recruit him to Illinois a few years back Would be a good get!
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    LOTS of talent and former highly recruited prospects hitting the transfer portal. Terrance Cooks (Texas) Chubba Purdy (FSU) Myles Brennan (LSU) Marcus Bradley (Vandebilt) Devell Washington (West Virginia) Hoping we pursue some of the ones that are hitting the market. I did see we are offering...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Derrick Smith enters transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Football/TransferPortal/ Looks like roster turnover beginning. Good luck to him!
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    Rutgers 20, Illinois 14 Postgame

    This and I don't think Coach B moves on after just 1 year. I think He'll roll with Petersen another year and put more of the players they recruited in there and possibly stick more to RUN game and throw in some play action and some shotgun plays
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Illinois got a crystal Ball for Elijah Davis (safety out of Florida) https://247sports.com/Player/Elijah-Davis-46098835/
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Noticing a lot of Wisconsin players entering the transfer portal. Wondering if Bielema or Henry will raid their old school to get some of these guys. The Kayden Lyles guy looks like a hog molly in the trenches who could be a one year gap piece in the O Line as Miller and Bielema recruit and...