Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[illinidarrin]

Got a new commit.

 

[illinidarrin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996007596226908566

 

[illinidarrin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996009555583496245

 

[kyillinifan]

Man we are loading up with O line. Big guys. Big get. Now get Smith have Stewart, and Pritchard. A big foundation for our O line room.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

 

[therealmiket86]

big time addition. We’ve already added 2 no doubt starters for the oline

 

[mhuml32]

Interesting. Three juco o-line additions. Should we assume that means they go lighter on portal o-line?

 

[Joel Goodson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996009555583496245

huge pickup. plug and play starter. 3 years of eligibility.

 

[therealmiket86]

Interesting. Three juco o-line additions. Should we assume that means they go lighter on portal o-line?

Still think they are 2 in the portal. Wish we could’ve gotten Knapik snaps

 

[Red77sng]

Now we need two defensive ends

 

[Joel Goodson]

Now we need two defensive ends

Jalen Anderson, please! an Anderson-Dawson parlay, pretty please!

 

[BrownTown]

Still think they are 2 in the portal. Wish we could’ve gotten Knapik snaps

Think it says alot that we had the line struggles throughout the season and...no one was pushing a starter for snaps.

Just my read on it. I'm sure there are redshirt considerations.

 

[Joel Goodson]

Bret is not effin around. Hope this holds true on the staffing end too

 

[Illiniam1984]

 

[illini0440]

Still think they are 2 in the portal. Wish we could’ve gotten Knapik snaps

Maybe more

 

[skyIdub]

 

[mhuml32]

Still think they are 2 in the portal. Wish we could’ve gotten Knapik snaps

I’ve been wondering if the staff has been underwhelmed by his performance.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

I'd guess if there are any flips they'd come tomorrow....

 

[illinifiedler]

Maybe more

I think 3-4 transfer OL. You can never have enough. I don’t trust anyone on the roster as a no doubt starter next year. not to say some guys aren’t talented. Let them compete and earn it..

 

[therealmiket86]

Think it says alot that we had the line struggles throughout the season and...no one was pushing a starter for snaps.

Just my read on it. I'm sure there are redshirt considerations.

Hansen pushed Henderson early on. The first couple o line recruiting classes are hurting us now

 

[GoodePodzMelendez]

With the right OL coach, our RBs will have holes behind these two beasts. Henderson better improve or he will be riding pine.

 

[Cravingschampaign]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996022864827371696

 

[therealmiket86]

I’ve been wondering if the staff has been underwhelmed by his performance.

I heard he looked good in camp before he got injured

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Interesting. Three juco o-line additions. Should we assume that means they go lighter on portal o-line?

I'm thinking possible cost savings of going 3 JUCO vs. portal in terms of cost per expected value. When you have a lot of holes to fill, getting really good value for the price is probably a key factor as it allows us to throw around more for DL and QB which will also be expensive. I'm liking our targets thus far.

 

[Joel Goodson]

I'm thinking possible cost savings of going 3 JUCO vs. portal in terms of cost per expected value. When you have a lot of holes to fill, getting really good value for the price is probably a key factor as it allows us to throw around more for DL and QB which will also be expensive. I'm liking our targets thus far.

yep. NIL is a zero sum game. we have a stuff ton of holes to fill and the JUCO guys command less than portal guys (not suggesting there isn't risk). but if you're ID-ing the right guys and getting them, it's a very shrewd value play