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land four-star Class of 2025 guard Jeremiah Fears 🔥
Top-35 Composite prospect and Joliet (Ill.) native gives Illini a dynamic playmaker/bucket-getter and continues Illinois’ success in reeling in the state’s top talent.
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land Notre Dame transfer forward Carey Booth 🏀
The 6-foot-10 sophomore stretch forward is just scratching the surface of his talent, but he has tantalizing upside
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land Arizona transfer guard Kylan Boswell 🔥
The Champaign native and former five-star prospect is coming home and gives Illinois a proven high-major lead guard who has been part of a winning program.
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land Auburn transfer DL Enyce Sledge 🔥
The former three-star prospect has three seasons of eligibility left and the powerful SEC transfer should immediately boost Illini on the interior.
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land three-star 2025 St. Louis Cardinal Ritter QB
@CartdogBoyd
State championship-winning QB chooses Illini over a slew of other P4 scholarship offers, adding another dynamic talent to Illini QB room.
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Brandin Podziemski discusses leaving
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for Santa Clara, where he became a star and NBA Draft prospect.
“I didn’t want to risk being 20 (years old) and not playing. I wanted to go somewhere where I had the opportunity.”
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land Yale grad transfer Clay Patterson (
@claypatterson00
)
First Team All-Ivy and FCS All-American senior is a physical DL who gets after the quarterback. Big early addition to address Illini’s biggest offseason need.
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guard Terrence Shannon Jr. granted a temporary restraining order by a federal judge, lifting his suspension from the UI basketball team
"The potential harm to Plaintiff outweighs any harm to the University," the judge wrote. ⬇️📝⬇️
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land Murray State transfer TE Cole Rusk (
@ColeRusk1
)
FCS All-American and Illinois native is a proven Division-I pass catcher to help replace Tip Reiman.
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legacy recruit Phoenix Gill (
@phoenixgill_
) enjoyed the trip to State Farm Center on Sunday, including the loud cheer when he & his dad were shown on the video board.
"The support here is crazy."
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land Florida State transfer DL Dennis Briggs Jr. (
@Briggsdennis2
)
Seventh-year senior and former four-star prospect adds more experience to revamped Illinois defensive front
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land New Mexico transfer OT J.C. Davis 🔥
An experienced, proven FBS left tackle, Davis will be one of the most significant additions of the offseason for Illinois as he fills a huge position of need 🏈
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land Grambling State OL
@melvinpriestly1
East St. Louis native returns home to add even more depth and competition to the Illinois offensive line, which has been boosted by three transfers 🏈
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commit Sencire Harris (
@SencireH
) a cultural fit for Underwood, Frazier
@mrwagner25
caught up with the four-star 2022 guard in Akron and gained a lot of insight in how he meshes with his future coaches.
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land four-star Michigan OL Andrew Dennis (
@andrewdennis_08
) over Penn State, Clemson and many others
Long-term relationship helps Illini land Dennis, the highest-rated prep prospect of the Bielema era so far.
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WR Isaiah Williams named First Team All-Big Ten, the first Illinois wide receiver to earn that honor since 2011.
He was the only Big Ten West player to be named to the First Team All-Big Ten offense.
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land Michigan State transfer OL
@kevinwigenton71
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"I'm just excited about the program,"
Experienced Big Ten contributor/starter boosts
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interior OL immediately 🔥
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land three-star 2025 Wisconsin OL Griffin Rousseau (
@GriffinRousseau
) 🏈
"I’ve always dreamed of playing in the Big Ten since I was little," Rousseau told Illini Inquirer, “So it’s really nice to know they believe in me."
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NEWS: Orlando Antigua is returning to
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as an assistant coach
Quick reaction to what it means for Illini to bring back the renowned big man coach and ace recruiter ⤵️
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land three-star Blue Island (Ill.) defensive back Andre Lovett (
@andrelovett_cfk
)
Aaron Henry and Bret Bielema had long made the versatile, physical DB a priority and land him over several P4 and Big Ten offers.
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land three-star JUCO DB Chase Canada (
@ccanada9
) 🔥
The top-75 JUCO prospect adds a combination of quickness, speed and length to the competition at corner/nickel.
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land Youngstown State grad transfer DL Anthony Johnson (
@anttt88
)
The third DL transfer Illinois has added this month, Johnson chose Illini over Wisconsin, Michigan State, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Houston & Pitt.
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NEWS: Terrence Shannon Jr. officially reinstated to
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basketball team
"Effective immediately, Terrence Shannon Jr. has been reinstated to full status as a University student-athlete and will be available for basketball practice and competition."
Loyola Academy coach and Illini great John Holecek on
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2022 LB signee James Kreutz: 'He's everything you want in a football player'
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