The Deuce: Yeah that one is kind of a bummer. But certainly not irreplaceable*

College football portal thread - the portal is now officially open - OB25 January 1, 2026, 23:04:34

I still had hope that Indiana was just a two year fling but they clearly aren’t - illini21 Today, 13:59:44
- I don't like that it's Indiana, but I kind of love it* - gvibes Today, 14:41:10
  - Better IU than Iowa or Northwestern experiencing this. Minnesota I guess about equal. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 14:44:59
- Have we had IU boss’s take on this?* - AintHatin Today, 14:37:52
- I will always hate Indiana, but I don't hate seeing a new program emerge... - uofi1998 Today, 14:24:04
- as long as Curt Cignetti never experiences a moment of happiness, I'm good - Sammich Today, 14:07:24
  - Their fans are obviously enjoying it though, it really grinds my gears. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 14:17:23
    - yeah, I might be singing a different tune if I had to interact with Hoosiers in the wild - Sammich Today, 14:23:54
      - He actually wasn't too bad, and was the spouse of a co-worker so I don't have to interact with him. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 14:28:42
    - I was all set last week to make a “their fans don’t deserve it” take but then I looked up their - meanjeans Today, 14:21:43
    - thank god I almost never run into their alumni.* - cpsteine Today, 14:21:36
      - Just had the realization that there are tons of alums from UofI, Wisky, MI, tOSU, MN here in Seattle - IlliniRunner Today, 14:28:44
        
        I think it's the lack of tech focus of Indiana, but agreed* - Sounder Today, 14:43:24
- I think beating Ohio State and then destroying Alabama changed everything. - OB25 Today, 14:02:58
  - No lie I think beating Alabama modified the entire CFB balance of power in a meaningful way - meanjeans Today, 14:22:50
    - Fringe playoff teams getting stomped by #1 happens most years. - Sammich Today, 14:26:38
  - Doesn't hurt to have Mark Cuban and Eli Lilly GLP-1 $$$ flowing into the program.* - Illiniphil Today, 14:12:25
Numbers update from BB - jdl Today, 13:33:09
- I'd love to be a fly on the wall in those player meetings. - uofi1998 Today, 14:24:53
- How does that math work? Lose 40, but gain 15-20? Rest are HS recruits?* - IlliniRunner Today, 14:04:09
  - we were oversigned by about 10-12 to start with - ijustkrushalot Today, 14:51:40
  - Seems like some of the guys who went in the portal may come back * - jdl Today, 14:35:37
TE Cole Rusk to Arizona* - Poldark Today, 12:44:30
Bert said only one player in the portal was not expected. - OB25 Today, 12:34:27
The coaching staff is totally cutting off the insiders with some of these recruitments. - OB25 Yesterday, 20:32:21
- Renfro was* - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 20:33:26
  - Doug was* - General Engineer Yesterday, 21:18:50
Kentucky flipping Minchey from UNL * - jdl Yesterday, 20:07:31
- Who was the Knebraska QB who was called "the next Mahomes" when we played them? Assume he's gone.... - osklister Today, 13:29:41
- That is a truly terrible look for Nebraska.* - OB25 Yesterday, 20:33:01
- Interesting. So, LSU likely outbid them for Leavitt* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 20:10:25
FAU wide receiver Jayshon Platt to Illinois * - jdl Yesterday, 18:19:35
- also Averaged 23 yards on KORs* - Poldark Yesterday, 18:26:17
- Beatty replacement?* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 18:22:11
  - Seems like it* - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 18:24:27
Colorado State OL Christian Martin to Illinois* - Poldark Yesterday, 18:13:59
Let me throw this out there. BB is what Cignetti would have been if he came to IU… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 17:54:01
Bailey's back - Jersey Yesterday, 17:32:28
- Terrific* - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 17:42:13
- woah. which his injuries figured he was going to roll the draft dice. Big pickup* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 17:37:45
Matthew Bailey back. That's nice* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 17:32:25
- now do X * - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 17:42:03
  - Sorry I moved to BlueSky * - ATL Yesterday, 18:16:56
Jake Renfro signed - DanSaint Yesterday, 17:02:23
Ethan Hampton gone... Carson Boyd, backup QB? * - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:10:16
- Grandson of Dan Hampton. (Did he transfer to Arkansas?) - osklister Yesterday, 16:15:53
so as of 4pm, I've got us at 23 guys in the portal - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:03:15
- Walk ins are grandfathered in. I believe we are at 110-112 for next year* - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 18:12:22
- Which means more are going in, because there’s no way we’re not bringing in a bunch more guys - snipes824 Yesterday, 16:04:59
  - walkons aren't really a thing anymore, at least not in the traditional sense - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:07:59
    - Ok then former walk ons - snipes824 Yesterday, 16:10:07
      - correct. - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:11:00
        
        in taking a look, there's actually not a ton of those guys left - snipes824 Yesterday, 16:30:22
        
        yea, which is why you're having a lot of guys who are getting SOME pt leaving - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:34:38
        
        I think Bielema has his eyes on not letting 26 be a down year... - uofi1998 Yesterday, 16:37:41
        
        I think there's a wide range of reasons why guys are leaving - snipes824 Yesterday, 16:51:53
        
        we're in a rebuild (or at least, reload) phase... last year we sold players on a possible playoff - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 17:02:05
We got a center from Wisconsin. - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 15:57:00
- Interesting one, has only had one real season of actually playing since 2021. - OB25 Yesterday, 16:54:18
  - That’ll bother me only if TJ McMillen leaves. - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 17:53:54
- Hmm... goes with Fickell from Cincy to Wisconsin... now to Illinois. - uofi1998 Yesterday, 16:33:51
- Immediate upgrade* - Mrap24 Yesterday, 16:29:15
- nm.* - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:02:48
- Hopefully he is healthy (and eligible)* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 16:00:51
- that seems very good* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 16:00:39
Juice Clarke to stay at Illinois. - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 15:07:27
- I'm legit bummed by Olano, Hood and JoJo. Really frustrating. And Bowick just makes no sense to - LovetheChief Yesterday, 15:37:12
  - I was as big a fan of Hood as anyone. But that kid just didn’t make plays* - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 17:57:52
  - I think we've been extraordinarily lucky the last two years - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 15:39:52
    - I'm resting a little easier with us getting our QB* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 16:30:59
      - 100% - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 16:44:38
        
        Great teams are built up the middle, right? Oh, that's baseball. - uofi1998 Yesterday, 16:46:43
        
        we need some stars on this team. Last year it was X, Jacas, Bailey, Luke, Beatty, Davis - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 17:03:52
- but amar reynolds will not - snipes824 Yesterday, 15:31:14
What are the chances we have guys committed that haven’t announced?* - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 14:21:06
Olana to aTm is officially official * - jdl Yesterday, 12:48:41
- In more ways than one.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 16:19:03
- Olano* - jjlocke923 Yesterday, 12:51:03
  - Apologies for the typo * - jdl Yesterday, 12:58:34
    - Olana Ohana* - ATL Yesterday, 13:02:07
Saboor Karriem portaling* - OWWDig Yesterday, 12:34:13
- Thought he was going to be a stud* - illini21 Yesterday, 14:42:56
- Man, that sucks. His family are great* - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 12:57:58
- Hopefully they know Bailey and/or X is returning* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 12:41:17
Caleb Patterson to K-State* - KCWildcat Yesterday, 11:30:23
Fire Bert, can’t let this one get away - OB25 Yesterday, 9:11:33
- VIV would’ve hated it anyway* - uofi1998 Yesterday, 9:12:18
  - rejected Frozen lyrics* - Sammich Yesterday, 9:55:35
    - Acknowledged* - PapaDels Yesterday, 16:10:52
I'm not even sure what the draw is for me anymore for college sports - Chilango Yesterday, 7:51:25
- I understand why people feel this way but it really hasn’t hit me in the same way. - OB25 Yesterday, 9:18:16
  - Probably because we're in the best place we've ever been - jdl Yesterday, 11:32:53
    - I mean... they're building an $800M stadium... can't be too bad up there* - uofi1998 Yesterday, 11:37:16
      - Facilities are great, sure - jdl Yesterday, 12:44:16
      - must be nice to have one super rich alum willing to fund everything - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 11:39:21
  - as I said below, I'd like to see contracts become multi-year - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 9:43:27
    - Yes, paying players is fine, free movement is fine, but the two together with no limits - larue33 Yesterday, 10:22:23
      - Agreed. I've been thinking about it a lot, and I'm not sure exactly the right answer... - tvillini Yesterday, 12:29:45
      - The house settlement just did that. The upcoming freshman just signed their NIL - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 12:01:49
        
        That's for revenue sharing from the school - jdl Yesterday, 12:46:25
        
        WHAT?!?!?!? - uofi1998 Yesterday, 16:43:44
        
        That doesn’t sound right to me. Maybe we are talking about two separate things - biclops Yesterday, 12:26:23
      - Yep... portal, fine. Money, fine. Combined with no guardrails, not fine* - uofi1998 Yesterday, 11:37:44
    - Yeah if I was a fan of a mid major I would feel differently, it’s brutal for them.* - OB25 Yesterday, 9:53:40
      - I’ve been thinking about how few upsets there have been in basketball - Blazer Yesterday, 14:02:21
      - My heart breaks for mid majors . They are the heartbeat and backbone of March Madness! - illinilosch Yesterday, 12:00:25
      - As a fan of both Illinois and Charlotte, I can confirm - GrandmotherPearlsJam Yesterday, 11:21:58
- I dunno, we're pretty good, the football team is basically what we spent 20 years saying we wanted - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 9:13:34
- The brand and the coach is all that is left. Glad we've got Bert and Brad. I like them. It would be - LovetheChief Yesterday, 8:25:18
  - Watching Iowa State fall to shit with Campbell leaving is disheartening - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 9:14:33
  - Brutal to be stuck pre-Whitman Illinois. He had his finger on the pulse of this before it started* - uofi1998 Yesterday, 9:10:48
- “Always has been” astronaut meme.* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 7:58:09
  - Agreed, but even more so now - Chilango Yesterday, 8:04:02
    - I think it will all level out at some point. When? IDK. But this pace is unsustainable * - uofi1998 Yesterday, 9:11:38
Sorsby to Texas Tech* - AintHatin January 4, 2026, 21:42:48
- Looks like LSU/Lane going to have to throw the bag at someone else* - UofIL6 January 4, 2026, 21:57:58
  - Leavitt maybe* - AintHatin January 4, 2026, 22:18:55
    - thought he was going to UK* - ECEIllinois January 4, 2026, 22:35:47
This is so fucking stupid and I hate it.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes January 4, 2026, 21:00:31
- It went from suck to blow* - uofi1998 Yesterday, 5:58:12
- Yeah, I don’t care for it much either.* - opossum jenkins Yesterday, 5:11:43
- IU killing it in the portal? You and me, brother.* - Toonces Yesterday, 4:05:12
- 1/3 of CFB players in the portal definitely seems unsustainable* - Blazer January 4, 2026, 21:05:33
- Need a handle on amount of times one can transfer. The every year thing isn’t feasible. * - assassin January 4, 2026, 21:04:54
  - That would require some kind of collective bargaining arrangement - jdl January 4, 2026, 21:47:53
Tomiwa Durojaiye to the portal. We need like an entire DL* - UIHuskie January 4, 2026, 20:01:36
- Yikes, so Tomi, Neal, Coenen, Warren all to the portal. Nearly the whole DL* - UofIL6 January 4, 2026, 20:51:43
- so far he’s been on teams in the SEC, B12, ACC, and B1G.* - biclops January 4, 2026, 20:17:43
  - So, Notre Dame bound to complete the circuit?* - illini222 January 4, 2026, 20:20:04
- Wow* - snipes824 January 4, 2026, 20:09:16
- I don’t like that * - biclops January 4, 2026, 20:05:46
- That one seems bad, but maybe we have an upgrade in mind like we did with Coenen* - OB25 January 4, 2026, 20:03:36
- sheesh * - jdl January 4, 2026, 20:02:05
Looks like we got the ecu qb * - uofi1998 January 4, 2026, 19:33:10
- and a transfer QB D2 Chowan.Ethan Hampton a goner* - Poldark January 4, 2026, 19:51:37
  - He's Micah Smith's brother, I don't think he's ever supposed to play* - UIHuskie January 4, 2026, 19:57:13
- Nice. Seems like a really good option* - snipes824 January 4, 2026, 19:45:22
- Terrific* - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 19:34:53
- Huge * - jdl January 4, 2026, 19:33:33
  - 6’3” 225, so yeah, decent size* - biclops January 4, 2026, 19:47:21
Harvard QB to TCU* - OB25 January 4, 2026, 19:22:46
nm* - bbonb January 4, 2026, 17:58:10
nm* - DocWalk20 January 4, 2026, 17:01:38
nm* - ECEIllinois January 4, 2026, 16:29:44
TCU QB Josh Hoover to Indiana. So that’s annoying * - biclops January 4, 2026, 16:10:38
- They've got a top QB, WR, and DL today. Must have a ton of $$ to throw around* - UofIL6 January 4, 2026, 16:19:53
  - You guys understand the sort of GLP-1 money Lilly is pumping into that program, right?* - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 19:52:09
  - I've heard they are top 5 in NIL budget/spending nationally* - WhitmansFolly January 4, 2026, 17:41:34
    - Podcast from Friday mentioned Indiana as sub $30M NIL. - EffinIllini January 4, 2026, 20:04:11
  - That, or they have comparable money and unreal results the last two years - tvillini January 4, 2026, 17:15:59
  - And now a top RB: Turbo Richard from BC* - biclops January 4, 2026, 16:44:41
  - Lots of our billionaire grads have no interest, are crazy or give to Michigan* - illini222 January 4, 2026, 16:24:01
Rocco Becht to PSU official* - illini21 January 4, 2026, 15:19:00
IU gets former MSU WR Nick Marsh. Still odd getting used to them paying for blue blood talent - UofIL6 January 4, 2026, 13:50:42
- 40 guys trying to portal away from Fitzee and his BS.* - SurfTheBoneyard January 4, 2026, 15:11:31
Jojo Hayden visiting Purdue, Arizona State, and Kansas State - snipes824 January 4, 2026, 12:20:21
- Not sure why or how any of those would value him higher than we would.* - Illiniphil January 4, 2026, 20:46:57
Assuming QB is done, we need a nose/0 tech type—and badly* - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 11:53:57
- Need a WR too.* - Toonces January 4, 2026, 14:04:31
Penn DL Carter Janki signs - UIHuskie January 4, 2026, 11:37:34
- Hell yeah* - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 11:44:29
  - That explains Coenen leaving today * - ATL January 4, 2026, 15:04:07
Another SEC bashing article with an Illini hero photo - ATL January 4, 2026, 10:36:55
- That's a top ten Illini FB photo moment - jfinsocal January 4, 2026, 11:33:38
One obscure kid on our roster I never want to see in the portal is Andre Lovett - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 10:33:49
Crystal ball for East Carolina quarterback * - Poldark January 4, 2026, 10:08:14
- How good is the qb we got in December from FLA?* - TarheelIllini January 4, 2026, 11:49:19
  - Michael Clayton from Miami? I’m skeptical - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 11:58:18
    - Don’t know about his Sr year, but his comp % as a Jr was barely 50% - bjl63 January 4, 2026, 16:35:56
  - supposedly Bielema thinks he's his best ever QB recruit* - Poldark January 4, 2026, 11:56:48
    - I believe that was about Boyd, not Clayton.* - OB25 January 4, 2026, 12:57:42
    - Wait til he sees Lopati* - illini21 January 4, 2026, 12:55:04
      - He did and said he’s the best high school QB he’s ever seen, so there’s that. - OB25 January 4, 2026, 12:56:54
    - Brad Underwood called him elite* - ATL January 4, 2026, 12:32:22
- He checks all my boxes* - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 10:24:24
  - TMI? TWSS?* - DocWalk20 January 4, 2026, 11:39:02
  - TBH I don’t love the Kaliak-whatever comp, but I trust in the staff that if he’s the guy, he’s… - uofi1998 January 4, 2026, 10:26:29
    - Don't tell that to Werner. I know he's going through a rough time but he's being extra snarky - illini21 January 4, 2026, 13:24:49
    - That comp is not based on his ball. This kid throws it deep well. Kaliakmanis doesn’t. - opossum jenkins January 4, 2026, 10:28:25
- Do we know when he’s visiting us and Arkansas?* - biclops January 4, 2026, 10:10:53
  - Believe he's at Illinois now, going to Arkansas when he leaves here. * - larue33 January 4, 2026, 10:19:08
Eli Coenen in the portal* - Mrap24 January 4, 2026, 10:06:37
- Wow. I thought he was going to be really productive. Maybe other teams think so too.* - ATL January 4, 2026, 10:29:05
- Surprising and disappointing * - larue33 January 4, 2026, 10:20:04
- That’s an interesting one. Looked like he was carving out a role here* - snipes824 January 4, 2026, 10:09:13
  - Yeah, DLs are tough to find. He looked like an interesting piece/prospect* - UofIL6 January 4, 2026, 10:11:35
Safety Lavon Williams commits - snipes824 January 4, 2026, 9:19:05
- East Texas A&M sounds like a made up school that you'd see in a movie * - jdl January 4, 2026, 11:05:51
  - Bubba from Varsity Blues played there and graduated with a degree in animal husbandry* - Herman Blume January 4, 2026, 11:14:02
Alabama is Illinois now. - Poldark January 4, 2026, 9:05:38
- Meaningless content* - MtHoodIllini January 4, 2026, 14:56:23
- Bought a second book for their "library"? * - osklister January 4, 2026, 10:06:20
- Not remotely offended ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>* - uofi1998 January 4, 2026, 9:07:14
  - I will apply the commutative property and say that Illinois is Alabama now.* - ATL January 4, 2026, 9:20:05
    - The south really screwed up by not dominating at the start of NIL - RVA January 4, 2026, 10:02:53
Kentucky's QB to Arizona State, Arkansas State's to Iowa State - assassin January 3, 2026, 21:46:20
- Ohio State QB Lincoln Kienholz to Louisville* - assassin January 3, 2026, 22:01:34
  - Dang* - illini21 January 3, 2026, 22:09:19
  - Hmm, not really sure where we go if we don’t get the ECU guy. Pribula from Miznoz maybe* - OB25 January 3, 2026, 22:08:23
    - Nevermind, seems Pribula is probably bound for Georgia Tech. So I dunno.* - OB25 January 3, 2026, 22:30:35
IL Crystal Ball picks coming in for a Western Carolina DB (Hasaan Sykes)* - OB25 January 3, 2026, 21:30:13
"in contact with" a scUM DB - jdl January 3, 2026, 15:20:16
No rebuild. Only reloads. So happy we have Bret, Brad, and Josh leading us during this era* - Phytynlini January 3, 2026, 15:17:47
- Completely agree. * - harb January 3, 2026, 17:25:23
This is bonkers. 4500 in the portal. We’ve got like 6 guys on visit now or imminently* - opossum jenkins January 3, 2026, 15:13:30
- Gonna be a busy two weeks* - ijustkrushalot January 3, 2026, 15:28:01
Tysean Griffin enters the portal * - jdl January 3, 2026, 13:25:16
looks like we're interested in East Carolina QB Katin Houser* - ECEIllinois January 3, 2026, 11:36:03
- Looks solid…but only 1 year of eligibility * - OWWDig January 3, 2026, 17:17:51
  - Gotta maintain the idea that Lopati could start Day 1... - uofi1998 January 4, 2026, 9:08:43
  - They’re high on Boyd and Clayton so makes sense* - bjl63 January 3, 2026, 17:19:25
- They see us bowlin, they Katin * - meanjeans January 3, 2026, 15:17:41
- He appears to be our #1 target and will be a battle between us and Arkansas* - OB25 January 3, 2026, 13:20:36
  - We can’t lose that. Just can’t.* - opossum jenkins January 3, 2026, 15:14:44
    - This is my complete agreement* - uofi1998 January 4, 2026, 9:09:07
  - Nm* - opossum jenkins January 3, 2026, 15:14:28
- That would be a good add, imo - snipes824 January 3, 2026, 13:20:22
- Grandson of Barry Houser. - osklister January 3, 2026, 11:38:38
  - Cousin of Doogie* - Mrap24 January 3, 2026, 13:16:30
    - Please turn in your log in* - Chilango January 3, 2026, 13:51:01
Well, outta South Alabama comes a country safety, said he's looking for a guy named Bertie-Bert.... - osklister January 3, 2026, 11:35:59
Northwestern hiring Jerry Neuheisel (Ken doll from UCLA) as QB coach - biclops January 3, 2026, 10:20:36
Curt Neal portaling - biclops January 2, 2026, 18:03:58
- Hmm that one is mildly surprising, Werner was touting him as a returning contributor. - OB25 January 2, 2026, 19:48:47
- Neil Peart Cortaling* - Sounder January 2, 2026, 19:47:22
  - Huh, portal season just starting: kinda wonder what the rush is? - osklister January 3, 2026, 8:49:43
Austin Simmons is now in the portal* - bjl63 January 2, 2026, 18:01:06
- Can we maybe tag non-Illinois players with their school?* - biclops January 2, 2026, 23:30:29
- Supposedly going to Mizzou* - UofIL6 January 2, 2026, 18:24:24
Olano visiting Texas A&M, so all the smoke was in fact correct* - OB25 January 2, 2026, 16:32:40
- Been a sure thing for weeks* - Drippy January 2, 2026, 18:09:25
- he just wants to take their legendary Meats class* - ECEIllinois January 2, 2026, 16:36:23
oof Koi Perich (Minnesota) entering the portal* - ECEIllinois January 2, 2026, 16:31:15
- Seems fishy* - Phytynlini January 3, 2026, 13:27:32
Early indications are that we’re shopping pretty heavily in the FCS aisle - OB25 January 2, 2026, 14:38:19
- Wonder if some of the ISU players would be worth a gamble? - DanSaint January 2, 2026, 15:53:32
  - the game is Monday night* - Poldark January 2, 2026, 16:08:06
    - when I posted it I thought it was Monday. been a long ass week* - DanSaint January 2, 2026, 19:05:23
- The Cignetti effect * - jdl January 2, 2026, 15:30:31
- at the risk of aping ranger - Sammich January 2, 2026, 15:25:39
  - my caveat to that is QB is different - illiniranger January 2, 2026, 15:41:21
    - I would agree (although my additional caveat is im intrigued by this Harvard kid) - ijustkrushalot January 2, 2026, 15:47:39
- Smart, we need 2-3 million for a QB * - MC January 2, 2026, 14:50:16
  - i'd take a hard look at QB DJ Williams from SIU if he portals * - illiniranger January 2, 2026, 15:38:21
  - We aren’t going to be able to get that level of QB, IMO.* - OB25 January 2, 2026, 14:51:04
    - We do have a pretty good recent success story at the position.* - SurfTheBoneyard January 2, 2026, 15:33:54
    - Stop pissing in my Cheerios bruv * - MC January 2, 2026, 15:28:52
    - The University of Cincinnati kid is being offered $5M for one year by LSU and Texas Tech supposedly. - voiceofreason January 2, 2026, 15:18:59
- I think that's the right play for most of your portal shopping * - ijustkrushalot January 2, 2026, 14:42:25
  - It's likely the budget-friendly model. But, hopefully we can pay for some top 100 - UofIL6 January 2, 2026, 14:49:19
    - I think you bulk up in FCS and pay strategically for a couple of spots - ijustkrushalot January 2, 2026, 16:00:01
Do we have a running list of our players that are in the portal?* - reggiedunlop January 2, 2026, 14:30:38
- As of 2:30 1-2-26 - illini222 January 2, 2026, 14:38:58
- 247 has one.. I think its free?* - ijustkrushalot January 2, 2026, 14:38:40
Dang, Bowick to the portal* - assassin January 2, 2026, 13:36:39
- going to need Trimble to step up* - ECEIllinois January 2, 2026, 13:57:29
- Read somewhere that he was likely to portal. - EffinIllini January 2, 2026, 13:56:23
- This seems to be the first one that kind of hurts, correct?* - voiceofreason January 2, 2026, 13:51:02
  - Cole Rusk will hurt a lot whose next TE?? - redgrange77 January 2, 2026, 17:25:17
  - I think Hood hurts too* - ilinni11 January 2, 2026, 15:31:25
  - Olano too* - UofIL6 January 2, 2026, 14:16:30
  - Yeah that one is kind of a bummer. But certainly not irreplaceable* - OB25 January 2, 2026, 13:52:55
The KS OC (Kotelnicki) who went to PSU is back at KS - biclops January 2, 2026, 11:13:49
I assume we are buying a QB and DL as priority? * - MC January 2, 2026, 9:55:53
- Linebackers please. Not pass rushing ones. Middle of the field ones* - Mrap24 January 2, 2026, 12:08:58
  - It’s the biggest thing on defense, I think. We need a radical increase in speed at that position* - opossum jenkins January 2, 2026, 12:31:29
    - We also need a scheme change to have them within 15 yards of the LOS to utilize those abilities.* - voiceofreason January 2, 2026, 13:50:45
- Still OL more than DL I think, unless you're counting OLB. - larue33 January 2, 2026, 11:54:27
- And, LB and DB* - UofIL6 January 2, 2026, 10:06:04
  - LB is sort of crazy as there were a bunch on the roster. - EffinIllini January 2, 2026, 12:16:43
    - a bunch on the roster... - Taz January 2, 2026, 13:29:01
Couple of CB picks for Minchey to UNL * - jdl January 2, 2026, 8:45:16
- idkwti * - biclops January 2, 2026, 9:01:39
  - Had to look it up, Notre Dame backup QB that has barely played in 3 years but is highly regarded* - OB25 January 2, 2026, 9:18:58
1000 players already in - biclops January 1, 2026, 23:20:53
- Drop in the bucket. :-/ - osklister January 2, 2026, 9:32:19

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