I had to laugh seeing you refer to Coach James as a 4* WR. Kind of like seeing someone having high school valedictorian on their resume 10 years after graduating college. Guess those recruiting stars stay with you forever. No dig at you Simeon Rice, I just found it funny.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Yep, he was a pretty big get at the time. Zooker was in some decent Morgan Park recruiting battles, Demetrius Jones went to ND, and they had a big OL (Ray Ray Johnson, or something like that) that went to Tenn. And, pretty much neither of the 3 had major impact on the college level
Hopefully, the Illini connection with James pays some dividends.
Joel Goodson
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lotta good players in Ohio. Obviously, we can't compete for the absolute cream, but, if we can get a good share of the next tier, that will raise our talent level. Really like Dixon. Think he's gonna be a player for us. Guys like him are a big cut above MAC-level kids. John seems similar.
Joel Goodson
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Ryllini
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Ohio is fertile. I remember hearing something about Kentucky football and them making Ohio a priority over the state of Florida. I looked and they have around 11 guys from Ohio and are more than competent in the SEC the past few years. I'm not suggesting we forget Florida, but I'm all for invading Ohio. If I remember correctly the Zooker did well in Ohio for us.
Another thing about Kentucky football by glancing their roster, it seems they more than take care of their home state.
What about the 24 class in illinois? Looks like we are focusing in Fl and Ohio with futur visits. TySean would be a great pickup along with Hansen from ESL. Who are the top 10 in Illinois?
Yep ... They're going to start getting more into Indiana as well but just a down year overall for Indiana football ...
Lunney is recruiting Danny O'Neil very hard though ...
TentakilRex
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Ohio is maybe the best recruiting state in classic Big Ten country. I seen some Ohio HS football on TV while back and some their teams were pretty good. These teams would not be terrified of playing against the powers in Texas or Florida.
Being terrified and being talented enough to compete are 2 different things.
I’ve seen some of these big boy Texas HS football teams in person and it’s absolutely ridiculous. These texas teams are culturally and systemically created. If Ohio schools aren’t doing the same thing, they’re working from behind.
Bummer. A friend of mine joe halze was just appointed their oc. I’ll lol leave the rest of the convrsation out lol
In all honesty, doesn’t seem like a huge deal to me
6-2, 265 lb DL out of Nashville has also recently picked up offers from Okla St and North Carolina. The 2025 recruit had 3.5 Sacks, 28 Tackles (19 Solo), 7.5 TFLs and 2 Forced Fumbles in his sophomore season.
Also offered his 6-1, 210 lb LB teammate. Recently received offers from OK St and Maryland.
Also offered his 6-1, 210 lb LB teammate. Recently received offers from OK St and Maryland.
Yeah but Zook didn't sleep and was fueled on Natty Light. Can Bielema rise to that level?
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