Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[Joel Goodson]

We have a very good chance with all these kids. It sucks we are going to strike out in the top 10 but we can still have a very strong in state class

I know. I want all of them.

These kids aren't the cream, but they're far from chopped liver. All of them have the attributes of being legit BIG players. Super deep class.

prep recruiting has kinda sucked lately, but the 2 we got would be #1 and #3 (ratings-wise) for Iowa. now, that's in a vacuum, but things aren't quite as bleak as they seem(ed). very happy staff doesn't appear to be reaching (e.g. MAC-level kids)

 

[ChiefGritty]

I think fans are confusing spending on prep recruiting class and the roster as a whole. We spent a lot more than we have on the prep class last year but as always we will spend more on retention then we will on prep recruits.

I'm all in on the notion of building around our outstanding 2026 class, I just hope that plan has the strength to survive some turbulence in the short term.

Great planning and a great internal culture allowed us to bring the 2024 team back for more success in 2025, but the winds of the sport are howling against that sort of thing.