MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
Coach Prime snatching one from his alma mater?
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Dude...
Called his shot last night pretty dope. He wanted that job they passed on him then he takes their highest recruit in years on signing day heck of a business.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Good for him going to a program like Jackson State to prove himself.
A bigger job awaits if he wants it.
Money talks.
I don't follow football recruiting as closely, but any of these signees a surprise or flip?
Jacas. Flipped from Tulane and chose us over Tennessee. Rooks not really a flip but hadn't committed to us yet.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Noice. A few weeks ago The Athletic had an article about Illinois' prep recruiting. A good chunk of their panel (IL HS coaches) raved about Kreutz. Give him a year to get acclimated and add 15 pounds of muscle and look out.
That kid going to Jackson St instead of FSU confuses me, does he not have anyone looking out for him? He should be a future pro.
Not sure why this is the interpretation. He could still make it pro. He'll have access to great resources and a great coach
If the Bears found Walter Payton from Jackson State in 1975 I'm sure there will be plenty of tape in 2022 and beyond for scouts to watch on Hunter.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Jackson State alum Walter Payton would like a word.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Is this the whole early class, or could there be more coming later today?
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
He even references the rich football history of HBCU’s in his commitment announcement. Sometimes things are much bigger than football, and people have different priorities. What might be the clear choice to one is not the clear choice to everyone else. Good for this kid charting his own path.
That's because he is currently committed to Michigan.
Really close to flipping him. Was a tough choice for him. But couldn't say no to Michigan after the season they had.
My b.
OL, DL, Secondary, LBs and WR.
That's not my point. My point is development. The resource at any Power 5 school blow anything at Jackson St out of the water. The college football world is a much different place than it was in 1975.
Did anyone else see the video of his commitment? He did a triple hat trick on Auburn, Georgia, and FSU. It's a really cool story but man. I guess at least he never has to worry about playing any of them anyway.
Iron is iron. Amazing facilities are cool and make the journey easier, but in the end, it's all about your talent level and what you put into it. There are kids going from JUCO to the NFL. And some of those facilities are awful.
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