Gabe Jacas is a DE prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.59 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 93 out of 2257 DE from 1987 to 2026.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2027 RECRUITING CLASS | TOTAL COMMITS USC — 11 WASHINGTON — 11 OHIO ST. — 10 PENN ST. — 9 MINNESOTA — 9 OREGON — 8 WISCONSIN — 8 IOWA — 8 NEBRASKA — 7 UCLA — 7 MICHIGAN — 6 MICHIGAN ST. — 5 INDIANA — 4 NORTHWESTERN — 4 RUTGERS — 4 PURDUE — 3 MARYLAND — 2 ILLINOIS — 1​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Total football commits in the 2027 high school class among Big Ten teams per 247 Sports

For those unaware, Illinois has a mom’s day practice every spring where players run their mom through football drills and moms try to tell the most embarrassing stories possible about their sons.

Illini freshman defensive lineman Kingston Shaw had the nickname “Chip Clip” growing up as when he was potty training, he took a chip clip into the bathroom and clipped his penis resulting in a scream emanating from the bathroom.

Story as told by his mom during Illini Moms Day.

NCAA proposing major changes to eligibility rules, including age limits The proposal eliminates the ability for athletes to regain seasons of eligibility through redshirts (even for medical reasons) and waivers.

Under a proposed NCAA eligibility model, athletes would receive five full years beginning at their 19th birthday or high school graduation, whichever comes first. No redshirts, waivers, or exceptions, outside of maternity leave, military service, or religious missions.

Per CBS Sports @mzenitz.bsky.social

“Illinois has signed head strength and conditioning coach Tank Wright to a new three-year deal that makes him one of the three top paid strength coaches in college football.”

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Here is a Fighting Illini sport coverage starter pack before the final four matchup vs UConn this evening.

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Gabe Jacas (17) walking the LT back into the QB, leading to an incompletion. Couple moments here where the LT’s feet/foot leave the ground

The Illini Football team is hard at work helping to make Final Four shirts.

Illini Sports Coverage starter pack

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The Falcons are trading for Eagles S Sydney Brown in a complicated pick swap, per The Insiders.

Changes to penalty structure for targeting in DI football approved - NCAA.org For the 2026 season, the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee approved a one-year trial rule to modify the penalty structure when players are

Targeting rules have been amended to allow first-time violators of the targeting penalty to be eligible to play the entirety of the next game, regardless of when the targeting penalty occurred. www.ncaa.org/news/2026/3/...

Luke Altmyer and Josh Kreutz at Illini NFL pro day

#Illini

Artur Sitkowski was playing QB at Illinois in 2022, a student assistant in 2023 and now he's their QB coach (he was co-QB coach last year but now it's all his).

That's a hell of a fast rise for a young coach at a pretty good P4 program 📈

Harper Cole – Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

Houston Griffith – Assistant Tight Ends Coach

Alex Painos – Assistant Defensive Line Coach​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Illinois Staff Updates

Chris Hurd – Special Teams Coordinator

Archie McDaniel – Outside Linebackers Coach

Mike Neu – Pass Game Coordinator

Artur Sitkowski – Quarterbacks Coach

Danny Cameron – Senior Offensive Analyst / Assistant Running Backs Coach

Illini hire Mike Linehan as defensive ends coach Linehan is the third former Montana staffer to join Illinois' defensive staff under new defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck

NEWS: #illini hire former Montana assistant Mike Linehan as defensive ends coach

Why it matters & statements from Bielema & Linehan ⤵️

J.C. Davis is a OT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 7.28 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 414 out of 1520 OT from 1987 to 2026.

Pending agilities and bench, times unofficial.

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UCLA and USC threatened to leave the PAC-8 if the conference didn’t bring in Arizona and Arizona State in the late 1970’s.

One of the main reasons is teams split ticket revenue in conference game, so teams with big stadiums were targeted by the bigger conference to bring in more revenue.

I’m surprised college football rivalry series haven’t gone corporate yet for money reasons

The State Farm Land of Lincoln Trophy

The Slim Jim Paul Bunyan Trophy

The SOFI Victory Bell trophy

The Home Depot Old Oaken Bucket Trophy

I apologize in advance for putting this evil out into the world.

Highest unofficial #RAS (@mathbomb.bsky.social) scores from QB at the NFL Scouting Combine

1. Taylen Green, Arkansas (9.99)
2. Cole Payton, NDSU (9.97)
3. Sawyer Robertson, Baylor (9.80)
4. Haynes King, Georgia Tech (9.56)
5. Joe Fagnano, UConn (8.86)
6. Luke Altmyer, Illinois (7.75)

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Illini QB Luke Altmyer’s media availability was over as the NFL combine worker walked toward him to end his session, but Altmyer stopped them and made sure to take a question from Illini 247 writer Joey Wagner.

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