Asked #illini coach Bret Bielema about recruiting momentum here at Illini Night at Wrigley Field. "Later this week, I think we'll have some good news. Next week, I think we'll have some good news."

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COMMITTED!! FamILLy!!🔸🔹 Illinois Football Bret Bielema Artur Sitkowski Dan Curcione Ronald Mammano Jr Jack Nascimento Rivals NJ Gridiron 247Sports

Great day to Dominate!!! OLP & I-L-L #ILL #HTTO #HappyAsAClam

BREAKING: Class of 2026 Safety Isaiah Williams has Committed to Illinois, he tells me for @on3recruits The 6’0 190 S from Missouri City, TX chose the Fighting Illini over Utah “Illini fans I’m home let’s work 💯” on3.com/db/isaiah-will…

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🚨BREAKING🚨 4-star CB Nick Hankins has committed to Illinois🔶🔷 Read: on3.com/news/on300-cb-…

#IlliniNation, let’s welcome four-star Belleville West DB Nick Hankins (Nick Hankins Jr) to the #famILLy! 🔶🔷🏈

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With the commitment of 3-star CB Nick Hankins Jr., Illinois now has the No. 7 recruiting class in the nation. Illinois also passed Penn State for 3rd in the B1G. Unprecedented level of recruiting from Bret Bielema & his crew. #Illini. Team Rankings:

BREAKING: The #Illini have landed the commitment of 4-star Belleville West Cornerback Nick Hankins Jr. Hankins is the No. 13 player in the state of Illinois, and boosts the #Illini to No. 8 in the nation in the class of 2026 team rankings 👀 Armchair Illinois

The most underrated secondary in college football is Illinois Football if I’m a buckeye fan I’m worried about October 11th! Not a better program at developing players than Illinois!

2025 Illinois Male Newcomer of the Year: J.C. Davis of @illinifootball 🟠 All-Big Ten Third Team 🔵 AP All-Bowl Team after 0 pressures allowed in win over #14 South Carolina 🟠 No. 7-pass-blocking grade tackle in the country during the postseason according to PFF

We’ve got our guy! Welcome to the 305, Kasparas Jakučionis!

From the University of Illinois, Kasparas Jakucionis!

This is so cool 😎!

I think this is good for recruiting #illini x #NBA

The only schools with multiple 1st round picks #illini x #NBA

Dear Jon- He actually entered the portal on 4/18 at 12:08pm which we helped him do and guided him on the process moving forward. Appreciate your time and inaccurate information. He is a great young man and at a great place with great people. Don’t make something of nothing.