I think Thomas and Bradford can be plus recruiters. I am still high on Archie and Parker. I think
They can recruit. I don't think Linehan or Cooper or Hauck will be able to recruit. It will be on Bret to close the defensive players. In Bret we trust  Previous Message hope the scheme works. Previous Message Than most. I didn't think he was great or anything but not a disaster based on our talent. The defense during the first 3 games with Xavier Scott was a completely different defense than after. I think X was the best player on the team last year. Not the most important, but the best. His injury turned a position that was a stength nationally to a weakness on the team. Huge change on how the season went Previous Message
2027 is supposed to be a smaller class for us but we're still way behind. Also, not really heavily involved with many high 3 star/borderline 4-star guys.
Sounds like we're going to lose out on one of our top OL targets (only rated in the ~800s) to Mizzou.
I'm still a 100% believer in Bert, and 2026 was a great class, but it's a bummer we couldn't keep the momentum going. Really need to avoid a down 2026 season.
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 Football recruiting is looking pretty bleak right now - illini21 April 30, 2026, 8:35:29
- new JUCO commit: 3* DL - ATL May 15, 2026, 15:07:34
- new commit: 3 star LB from St. Laurence - assassin May 15, 2026, 13:23:17
- Indiana keeps rolling. - EffinIllini May 15, 2026, 13:10:06
- The new JUCO TE we brought in was just rated the #1 JUCO TE in the country - JacobRDaugherty May 14, 2026, 21:57:53
- Apparently we offered Dez Bryant’s kid.* - bjl63 May 14, 2026, 18:44:59
- Got another pretty solid OL - OB25 May 14, 2026, 9:03:59
- Signed a Juco TE - jdl May 13, 2026, 18:03:22
- I’m officially starting to get nervous - snipes824 May 12, 2026, 10:51:28
- SJO lineman Cameron Wagner to Oregon* - illini21 May 11, 2026, 12:14:25
- We actually got a commitment and it looks like a pretty good one. - OB25 May 9, 2026, 11:49:44
- Bert’s long time chief of staff heading to Oklahoma. - uofi1998 May 4, 2026, 21:52:17
- Bert on recruiting - illini21 May 1, 2026, 15:41:07
- On the flip side, I was just thinking this week about how we've gone 19-7 with two bowl wins - Blazer April 30, 2026, 16:44:32
- real quick roster glace... I have 92 players who could be back next year (with a 5 in 5 rule) - ijustkrushalot April 30, 2026, 14:25:54
- Let's see how it goes this year. I was a much bigger Aaron Henry defender - JacobRDaugherty April 30, 2026, 8:44:12
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on April 30, 2026, 9:53:59, in reply to "Don't think this new defensive staff is going to help with recruiting at all"
- osklister April 30, 2026, 16:33:51