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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
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Illinois has Class 2009 pledges from 330-pound offensive lineman
Leon Hill and 325-pound defensive lineman
Lendell Buckner, both from Chicago-Leo, Ill.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
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Nebraska Cornhuskers regained Super Prospect linebacker
Will Compton of Boone Terre-North Country, Mo., who reopened his recruitment following the coaching change. He also considered Missouri, Illinois, Notre Dame, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Arkansas and Vanderbilt.
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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Super Prospect receiver
Cordale Scott of Cleveland-Glenville, Ohio, has pledged to
Illinois over Ohio State. Among others were Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
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Illinois has a pledge from defensive back
Tavon Wilson of Washington, DC-Woodson, who decommitted from Maryland. Among others were Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Boston College.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Sophomore receiver
Jarred Fayson of Tampa-Hillsborough, Fla., is transfering from Florida to
Illinois. He also considered Clemson, West Virginia and South Florida.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Taking another commitment away from the Iowa Hawkeyes,
Illinois pledged athlete
Russell Ellington of Homewood/Homewood-Flossmoor, Ill. Super Prospect running back
Jason Ford of Belleville-Althoff, Ill., who also decommitted from Iowa, chose Illinois as well.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Running back
Mikel Leshoure of Champaign-Centennial, Ill., has pledged to
Illinois over Boston College, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Super Prospect defensive lineman Reggie Ellis of Washington, DC-Dunbar, picked Illinois over Alabama, Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Michigan and Boston College.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Super Prospect defensive lineman Corey Liuget of Hialeah, Fla., picked Illinois over Florida State, Miami-Florida, Michigan, Rutgers, South Carolina, Central Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Georgia.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Illinois has a commitment from Super Prospect defensive back Patrick Nixon of Jacksonville-Middleburg, Fla., over Florida, South Florida and Louisville.
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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008
# Illinois has a commitment from linebacker Justin Staples of Lakewood-St. Edward's, Ohio. He also considered Kentucky, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse and UConn.
# Illinois has a commitment from offensive lineman Tyler Sands of Boyertown-Boyertown Area, Pa., over Boston College. Among many others were Georgia Tech, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Duke.
# Graham Pocic, a 6-7 315 offensive lineman from Lemont, Ill., chose Illinois over Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, Florida, Florida State and Tennessee.
# Quarterback Phil Haig of Mendota Heights-Henry Sibley, Minn., is headed to Illinois after decommitting from Minnesota. He changed plans after quarterback Clint Brewster, son of new Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster, switched from the Illini to sign with the Gophers.
# One of the nation's top defensive linemen, Josh Brent of Bloomington-Central Catholic, Ill., has committed to Illinois over Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin, among many others.
# Martez Wilson of Chicago-Simeon, Ill., one of the top defensive line/linebacker prospects in the nation, has pledged to Illinois over Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Southern California and Miami-Florida, among many others.
# Illinois picked up offensive lineman Jack Cornell of Quincy-Notre Dame, Ill., over Nebraska. He recently decommitted from Michigan State after the coaching change.
# Top 150 defensive lineman D'Angelo McCray of Jacksonville-Andrew Jackson, Fla., has chosen Illinois over Florida State. He had earlier decommitted from Florida.
# Illinois picked up a verbal from running back Daniel Dufrene of Fort Lauderdale-Stranahan, Fla/College of the Sequoias, Cal., over Louisville and UCLA.
# Illinois has commitments from linebacker/running back Erique Robertson of Maple Heights, Ohio, over Iowa, among others; and defensive back Darius Purcell of Chicago-Hubbard, Ill.
# Illinois has a pledge from offensive lineman Mark Jackson of Cincinnati-Harmony Prep, Ohio, over Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Minnesota, West Virginia and Indiana.
# Illinois added Super Prospect receiver/defensive back Anthony Morris of Harvey-Thornton Township, Ill., over Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, West Virginia and Wisconsin, among others.
# Arrelious Benn, a Top 150 receiver from Washington, DC-Dunbar, has pledged to Illinois over Florida State, Notre Dame and Maryland, among many others.
Bill Hodge
As The Director of Recruiting Coverage for CSTV.com, Hodge specializes in daily football and basketball recruiting roundups including recent signings and school news. Hodge has received awards for newspaper sections/writing, covered a large share of national sports events, worked for professional/university sports information departments, written for 18 sports magazines.
