Illini Football 2022
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illini80
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I never cheer a player leaving, but it does seem he was more likely moving down the depth chart rather than up. Best of luck to him and hope he finds the right situation.
I’ll be interested in where he ends up. Will he move out of P5 or are there other P5 schools who will value him?
Isaiah Williams is going to catch a lot of footballs
Isaiah Williams is going to HAVE to catch a lot of footballs.
Won't notice? IIRC that is a player who didn't count against the yearly scholly numbers while a transfer does?
and he's been a good player for us and our punt returner.
Would like to see Pat Bryant emerge
Yeah, I'm not happy to hear this. I would have liked to see what he could do with a new OC and QB.
Can anyone shed any light on the statuses of Jafar Armstrong and Brian Hightower? They both show as juniors on last year's roster, so I assume they both have at least one year of eligibility remaining? Were they hurt or just couldn't show enough to get on the field? (Apologies if this has been discussed somewhere in the past and I just missed it.)
I believe Armstrong is in the transfer portal.
If I recall correctly Armstrong in portal Hightower nagging injury(think Bret mentioned in passing at a presser but can't remember which one so take with a grain of salt).
Staff seems pretty high on Pat Bryant so as of right now looks like Washington/Williams/Bryant. Kinda want to see if Khmari Thompson shows up a little, though he showed a little in spring ball last year and if Hightower works back into the rotation.
I can't imagine we're that appealing to established WR's in the portal honestly so deff will be interesting to see what Lunney and staff can do with what we got.
Staff seems pretty high on Pat Bryant so as of right now looks like Washington/Williams/Bryant. Kinda want to see if Khmari Thompson shows up a little, though he showed a little in spring ball last year and if Hightower works back into the rotation.
I can't imagine we're that appealing to established WR's in the portal honestly so deff will be interesting to see what Lunney and staff can do with what we got.
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lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
He would’ve counted against the scholly numbers. That was a one year exemption for 5th year players.
Anyone have insight on Zylon Crisler, other than him being a very large human?
Hightower requested to be redshirted towards the end of last season to retain a year of eligibility.
This also sounds familiar. Maybe the nagging injury was someone else?
Bit of a project imo, get weight down ~20lbs, seems like a great fit for a Bielema OL.
Would like to see Donny go to the MAC, and see what kind of numbers he puts up there. IMO he lacked explosiveness and dropped the ball too often to be effective on a “good” power 5 team
illini80
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I’m not in the know, but I thought his inability to stay healthy was the reason for the redshirt once he’d missed the vast majority of the season.
illini80
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I didn’t hear it directly, but Scott Beatty said Werner expects a couple high impact OL transfers still. Assume that means he’s hearing some things. I agree, if this kid can have a year with Tank first, he could be a stud.
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COMMIT: Illini add Moline ATH Matthew Bailey to Class of 2022
Illini add another in-stater to the Class of 2022
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Commitment from a safety out of Moline
Really good athlete. Played for one of the best teams in school history (maybe not saying much for some schools). Was a great receiver but I have no doubt he can play safety. I’m glad to see him commit to the Illini!!
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