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Cam Thomas is one of the top athletes in the 2026 recruiting class, and though there is still plenty of time to go in his ...

University of Arkansas offensive line coach Eric Mateos recently extended a scholarship offer to freshman offensive lineman ...

The Lakota West defensive standout announced Thursday he has verbally committed to Illinois. Thomas was first-team All-GMC and second-team All-Southwest District when he made 84 tackles, including 14.

His brother signed with former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema in 2017 out of Richmond (Ill.) Burton High School. He also had ...

It has been such a long time since the Illinois football team has been able to recruit at a high level. If you are younger ...

Forget about way-too-early Top 25 rankings. Here's your College Football Playoff projection for the 2025 season -- with a few ...

West Africa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and now Champaign. All of these are stops that linebacker Ismael Kante has made.

New Illinois linebacker Leon Lowery Jr.'s decision to transfer Big Ten schools was driven in large part by one key moment.

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