Love the offer. I’ve been mentioning this kid since he was in 8th grade
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Love the offer. I’ve been mentioning this kid since he was in 8th grade
hawiian_mike
Unkle Mike
- Here, There, and Everywhere
Over rated in mho
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Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
big time leg:
Honorable Mention All-Ohio | 1st Team All-Conference | 2nd Team All-SW Ohio | 1st Team SWOFCA | 1st Team All-City | 29/31 PATs (93.5%) | 9/11 FG |68 TBs
Lakota West kid
Honorable Mention All-Ohio | 1st Team All-Conference | 2nd Team All-SW Ohio | 1st Team SWOFCA | 1st Team All-City | 29/31 PATs (93.5%) | 9/11 FG |68 TBs
Lakota West kid
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Go hawks! I was a much earlier class than you
I think Vala is the better player. Mueller started playing football last year and has the physical tools but he’s a project. He had 1 catch last year for St Francis. He put up big numbers this year against horrible competition
Have you watched his videos he really gets after it
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
6’3| 185lbs| 2027|Byron high school| IL| travel bb - Top Tier North 2027| travel hoops-slam city elite national| -ATH/S/WR|-SS/CF/RHP|- PF/C|
Byron, IL
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
2028 WR/DB/ATH|5’11.5 188||3.9 GPA|MILESPLIT-100M-10.96|4.42 40YRD|MVP|Elite11 WR|2 XB2C WR of YR / OF ECB
Cartersville, GA
I love this from Maddox's HS coach:
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ILL future so bright gotta wear shades!!!!
But he had 6 touchdowns against the blind. That teams 3 games against decent competition all ended in lopsided defeats
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
I will ask. BB had a stable of stud running backs at Wisky. When are we going to start recruiting those guys to ILL? Our current backs are decent. Yes, our O line needs improvement too so that they can open those holes, but where’s the next Mendenhall?
One of his studs in playing for Georgia this year.
It’s not thar easy to get a 5 star like Mendenhall. Also college football is a lot different now compared to when BB was at Wisky
He’s a kid so I don’t want to seem like I’m talking crap about him. He has the physical tools but has a very long way to go to play at the P4 level.
He's playing for East St Louis as a junior.
I legitimately think Valentine is incredibly special. Our OL is just not a good run blocking unit. You put Valentine behind a good line and he'll set the B10 on fire. The kid is really good, he just doesn't have an elite offensive line.
Vakentine is a stud but he still needs to put some more weight on.
Imo I like where his weight's at. You put any more on him and we might lose what makes him special. One cut and get down hill very quick. Very similar to Buck Irving. Him and Aidan our two head headed monster. In our team's best interest Feagin should move to defense
jmwillini
- Tolono, IL
That's one large young man...
I wonder to. Watching college football, you see any number of backs who are quick to/through the hole, avoid or power through second level contact and turn on the jets. And I'm not talking about just the blue bloods. I saw Feagin turn to the outside when the intended running lane was blocked. He looked like he should have been able to get to the corner but his change of direction and acceleration is glacial. I like Feagin. By all accounts, he's a good kid but he needs a clear path and (relatively) lots of time to build speed. Adding to that, he is injury prone. Laughery has the speed but is not shifty and is also injury prone. Valentine, while having the quickness and speed, is undersized. If our underclassmen have what we lack in our starters, I have to believe they would be getting reps by now. We need portal help now. Especially with Luke's departure.
Why would a running back that avoids contact and can’t block be good on defense? Realistically if he was changing position us put him as a H back and create mismatches
We don’t need portal help at rb. We will spend on qb,ol, dline and db
When Wisconsin rushed for 3k yards in 2013 they were running the ball over 40 times a game. We’ve already passed for more yards than they did for that entire season.
Or, conversely, he'll be here next year, but there may be a conflict with wrestling.
I haven't read any reclass talk anywhere, though it would make sense in this case. Planning to make the drive over to Glenwood and see how good he is in person.
Really, there is probably multiple guys we will end up recruiting so even if he goes to a blue blood...still could end up seeing some future Illini
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