Hmmm wonder if he is any relation to Deandre Liggins from back in the day?
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Not is son. Amazingly DeAndre is still playing. In the Iraqi pro league.
"Past years id ask if they even tailgate here" 
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Illinois Football: 2027 QB Trae Taylor notes “special” change in Champaign
2027 QB Trae Taylor is one to watch.
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mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Just starting collecting my recruiting data on old B1G West competitors and a couple early + basic trends, one for conference and one for Illinois.
Illinois trend: Junior college offers might be dead. Could that mean this juco class is awful? Is it too early and those offers will start showing up in November? Did the staff decide it hasn't paid off? Or is it related to what's mentioned below?
Conference trend: Number of commitments per class is way down. Last year saw some programs continue bringing in big high school classes (Purdue, Wisconsin, and Nebraska) while others adjusted and brought in small classes (Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa). In 2025, the 2024 classes would be considered the larger classes. Teams are taking 4-5 less prep guys compared to last year.
Illinois trend: Junior college offers might be dead. Could that mean this juco class is awful? Is it too early and those offers will start showing up in November? Did the staff decide it hasn't paid off? Or is it related to what's mentioned below?
Conference trend: Number of commitments per class is way down. Last year saw some programs continue bringing in big high school classes (Purdue, Wisconsin, and Nebraska) while others adjusted and brought in small classes (Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa). In 2025, the 2024 classes would be considered the larger classes. Teams are taking 4-5 less prep guys compared to last year.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
any interest here or are we onto higher priority targets?
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TE Cross Nimmo no longer committed to Minnesota
Mentor (Ohio) Lake Catholic tight end Cross Nimmo was committed to the Gophers for half a year but is now back on the market.
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I wouldn't think so since we already have 2 TE in the '25 class, as well as a PWO commit.any interest here or are we onto higher priority targets?
TE Cross Nimmo no longer committed to Minnesota
Mentor (Ohio) Lake Catholic tight end Cross Nimmo was committed to the Gophers for half a year but is now back on the market.
any interest here or are we onto higher priority targets?
TE Cross Nimmo no longer committed to Minnesota
Mentor (Ohio) Lake Catholic tight end Cross Nimmo was committed to the Gophers for half a year but is now back on the market.
Nope … Focusing on Sutter & Anderson at TE moving forward …
Tywan Cox, Illinois Fighting Illini, Cornerback
Also runs track. As a junior, won the 200-meter dash at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational. State qualifier in the 400-meter dash as a freshman. Owns...
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Alex Graham, USC Trojans, Cornerback
Also a decorated track & field athlete throughout his youth. Took first in the Boys 10u Triathlon (HJ, SP, 400) at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2017. In...
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JJ Hirdes, Illinois Fighting Illini, Offensive Tackle
JJ Hirdes is an Offensive Tackle from Coopersville, MI.
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Kellen Wiley Jr., Miami Hurricanes, Linebacker
Also competes in track and field. ----- TRACK & FIELD Florida 3A triple jump regional qualifier as a junior. Posted a season-best leap of 43-4.5. Also got...
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3 possible (likely?) flips and the FL LB. Any of them going to be committing by end of this month or are we looking at longer term continuing to talk and sell them on U of I?Tywan Cox, Illinois Fighting Illini, Cornerback
Also runs track. As a junior, won the 200-meter dash at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational. State qualifier in the 400-meter dash as a freshman. Owns...
Alex Graham, USC Trojans, Cornerback
Also a decorated track & field athlete throughout his youth. Took first in the Boys 10u Triathlon (HJ, SP, 400) at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2017. In...
JJ Hirdes, Illinois Fighting Illini, Offensive Tackle
JJ Hirdes is an Offensive Tackle from Coopersville, MI.
Kellen Wiley Jr., Miami Hurricanes, Linebacker
Also competes in track and field. ----- TRACK & FIELD Florida 3A triple jump regional qualifier as a junior. Posted a season-best leap of 43-4.5. Also got...
I figured we were slow playing Lakatos
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
any interest here or are we onto higher priority targets?
TE Cross Nimmo no longer committed to Minnesota
Mentor (Ohio) Lake Catholic tight end Cross Nimmo was committed to the Gophers for half a year but is now back on the market.
Might be Minnesota moving on more than Cross
I think Graham will be the one we won’t flip
Ehhhhhhhhh
We need to upgrade to LB spot... good target if indeed a real option.Kellen Wiley Jr., Miami Hurricanes, Linebacker
Also competes in track and field. ----- TRACK & FIELD Florida 3A triple jump regional qualifier as a junior. Posted a season-best leap of 43-4.5. Also got...
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maybe if he wants to put 60-70 lbs on his frame & become a tackleany interest here or are we onto higher priority targets?
TE Cross Nimmo no longer committed to Minnesota
Mentor (Ohio) Lake Catholic tight end Cross Nimmo was committed to the Gophers for half a year but is now back on the market.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
that’s a crackin’ list!Tywan Cox, Illinois Fighting Illini, Cornerback
Also runs track. As a junior, won the 200-meter dash at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational. State qualifier in the 400-meter dash as a freshman. Owns...
Alex Graham, USC Trojans, Cornerback
Also a decorated track & field athlete throughout his youth. Took first in the Boys 10u Triathlon (HJ, SP, 400) at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2017. In...
JJ Hirdes, Illinois Fighting Illini, Offensive Tackle
JJ Hirdes is an Offensive Tackle from Coopersville, MI.
Kellen Wiley Jr., Miami Hurricanes, Linebacker
Also competes in track and field. ----- TRACK & FIELD Florida 3A triple jump regional qualifier as a junior. Posted a season-best leap of 43-4.5. Also got...
I think an immediate LB upgrade would come from the portal.
Bingo … Especially if Jacas goes pro … Lot of NIL money would be available …
Not trying too get ahead of myself, BUT if we keep Luke next year, we return a ton of important pieces on offense and defense. Our o-line returns everyone not named JC Davis. Our defense brings back our secondary and a lot of our d-line. We no longer have gaping holes to fill in recruiting. The coaches can take some (hopefully improved NIL) $ and put it towards linebacker, 1 or 2 d-lineman, and WR's (losing Franklin & Bryant), and maybe RB. Where else do we need to focus our attention/$? This really shows how much Bret has improved the overall quality of our roster.
Remember we also get Rusk back next year
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
right. surgical adds vs flippin' triage mode. what a difference! and I'm very confident staff will ID players with the right stuff
And Arkin ...
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