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@catdaddyp You're the @Illini Zip for the football section. Huge asset to this board. Thank you for all the time and effort you have put into ZipsNation. This thread is awesome and so much cleaner than tracking this on any other website.

@Blue & Gold is doing an awesome job tracking the 2023 commitments. I didn’t want to keep cluttering up his thread with outstanding offers. I’ll continue to up date this list as we go, but I’m not sure how many more HS prospects we will take in the 2023 class. All prospects listed below have offers from the current staff and I’m also working on getting them rated. WR: Jabari Lewis - (FL) - NR OT: Myshaun Turner - (OH) - NR Osiris Niko - (CA) - NR (JUCO) DT: Bryce Dunnock - (CA) - NR (JUCO) Alex Navarro - (CA) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) Daniel Tupuola - (CA) - NR (JUCO) DE: Alonzo Hall - (CA) - NR (JUCO) Nickens Lemba - (IN) - NR Timothy Brown - (FL/KS) - NR (JUCO) CB: Tyrane Stewart - (MS) - NR (JUCO) Removed: S - Mitchell Garner - (MD) - NR = Rhode Island CB - Emmanuel Deng - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Penn RB - Devin Roche - (MD) - 2 ⭐️ = Old Dominion LB - Jaden Yates - (OH) - 3 ⭐️ = Marshall Edge - Jalen Thompson - (MI) - 4 ⭐ = Michigan State RB - Jarvis Green - (SC) - 3 ⭐️ = Clemson IOL - Riley Robell - (PA) - 2 ⭐️ = James Madison WR - Shawn Thigpen - (OH) - 3 ⭐ = Bowling Green Edge - Oryend Fisher - (KY) - 3 ⭐️ = West Virginia WR - Mason Humphrey - (GA) - 2 ⭐️ = Lehigh S - Dre Miller-Ross - (PA) - NR = Howard Edge - Roosevelt Andrews - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Miami (OH) CB - Saboor Karriem - (NJ) - 3 ⭐️ = Illinois LB - Malachi Mercer - (NJ) - NR = Columbia OT - Nikola Milovac - (CT to FL) 2 ⭐️ = South Florida DT - Wayne Peart - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = Toledo Edge - Toddrick Brewton - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = FIU DT - Jovan George - (NJ) - NR = Holy Cross CB - Jameel Croft - (MI) - 3 ⭐️ = Kansas S - Javion Clark - (GA) - 2 ⭐️️ = East Carolina CB - Antonio Smith - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = FAU QB - Taron Dickens - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Western Carolina DT - James Thomas - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Bowling Green CB - D’Angelo Ponds - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = James Madison RB - Jeffery Pittman - (MS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Mississippi State DE - Taylor Wein - (TN) - 3 ⭐️ = Oklahoma DT - Sid Kaba - (OH) - 3 ⭐️ = Western Michigan WR - Luby Maurice - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = FIU OT - Barrett Maddox - (TN) - 3 ⭐️ = Vanderbilt WR - Ardell Banks - (OH) - 3 ⭐️ = Kentucky DT - Vincent Carroll-Jackson - (PA) - 3 ⭐️ = Nebraska S - Isaiah Summerlin - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Duquesne S - Harlem Howard - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = Oregon State Edge - Bruno Dall - (MS) - 2 ⭐️ = AKRON LB - Melvin Spriggs - (VA) - 2 ⭐️ = AKRON LB - Rodney Groce - (AL/MS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = UTSA Edge - Gideon Bedada - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Old Dominion OT - Samson Okunlola - (MA) - 5 ⭐️ = Miami (FL) CB - Matt Littlejohn - (TX/CA) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = California Edge - Nnamdi Udeogu - (MD) - 2 ⭐️️ = Princeton OT - Darrell Johnson - (IN/KS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Western Kentucky LB - Andrew Marshall - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Ohio LB - Matt Kingsbury - (IL) - 3 ⭐️ = Minnesota K - Owen Wiley - (OH) - NR = AKRON Edge - Maverick Gracio - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = Pittsburgh S - Evan Spivey - (PA) - 2 ⭐️ = James Madison RB - Jekail Middlebrook - (GA) - 2 ⭐️ = MTSU OT - Caleb Barajas - (CA) - NR (JUCO) = Fresno State DT - Jeremiah Warren - (MI) - 3 ⭐️ = Illinois RB - Tristen Kenan - (MD) - NR = Maine CB - Trenton Yowe - (AL/MS) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = App. State CB - Reggie Neely - (TN/MS) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = South Alabama Edge - Kason Boston - (AL/MS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = App. State OT - Colin Van Rooy - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Fordham LB - Cole Dutkovich - (IL) - NR = Northern Iowa LB - Jabari Mitchell - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Bowling Green CB - Michael Coats Jr. - (LA/MS) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Nevada CB - Jaheim Jenkins - (GA/IA) - NR (JUCO) = Eastern Michigan CB - Cruce Brookins - (PA) - 3 ⭐️ = Pittsburgh CB - Noah St. Juste - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = South Dakota State OT - Christopher Otto - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = Florida State S - Mose Phillips - (TN) - 3 ⭐️ = Virginia Tech OT - Rico Jackson - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = NC State DT - Ugo Nosike - (IL/KS) - NR (JUCO) = Eastern Michigan CB - Omar Ibrahim - (NJ) - NR = Hampton CB - Naz Hill - (IL) - NR = Wyoming CB - Joel Kpassou - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Findlay QB - Deljay Bailey - (MS) - 2 ⭐️ = JUCO S - Devin Dye - (CA) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Utah State S - David Jester - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = AKRON OT - Elvin Harris - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Campbell CB - Jett Elad - (ON/KS) - NR (JUCO) = UNLV WR - Jeremiah Augustin - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = JUCO S - Monterio Smith - (AL/KS) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Old Dominion LB - Ronald Cutts - (OH) - NR = Notre Dame College (D2) S - Bobbie Boyd - (PA) - NR = California Vulcan (D2) Edge - Micheal Garner - (IL) - 2 ⭐️ = Grambling IOL - Delvin Morris - (TX) - 2 ⭐️ = AKRON OT - Issiah Walker - (FL/KS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Purdue CB - Brian Nelson - (TX) - 3 ⭐️ = North Texas OT - Aaron Bradley - (MI) - 3 ⭐️ = Grand Valley State (D2) Edge - Abdoul Idriss - (NY) - NR = Wagner WR - Jamari Thomas - (MI) - NR = Saginaw Valley State (D2) LB - K’Vion Thunderbird - (IL) - 3 ⭐️ = Arizona State LB - Rich Benegne - (SD) - 2 ⭐ = Army Edge - Amin Mimouni - (NJ/KS) - NR (JUCO) = Delaware Edge - Braxton Barney - (MS) - 2 ⭐️ = Jackson State WR - Lester Miller - (MS) - 2 ⭐️ = Ole Miss (Walk-on) Edge - Jefferson Adam - (MI/OH) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Iowa State CB - Farand Washington - (MO) - NR = Southeast Missouri State S - Donovan Walker - (PA) - 2 ⭐️ = Ohio OT - Martin Tine - (TX/CA) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = California DE - Nate Ray - (DE) - NR = Delaware CB - Nireek Sharpe - (GA) - 3 ⭐️ = Jackson State S - DaMarco Moorer - (CA) - 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Hawaii WR - Paul Davis - (GA) - 3 ⭐️ = AKRON DT - Shakai Woods - (GA) - 3 ⭐️ = MTSU RB - Edward Robinson - (OH) - 3 ⭐️ = Duquesne WR - Jermaine Foster - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Toledo IOL - Mysta Moore - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = Notre Dame College (D2) DT - De’Andre Woolens - (OH) - 2 ⭐️ = East Tennessee State DT - Alvonte Ivory - (OH) - NR = Walsh (D2) DE - Kameron Patterson - (IN) - NR = Marian (NAIA) S - Vinkevus Pierre - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Southern Illinois S - Daylyn Diston - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = East Carolina S - Jordan Holmes - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Old Dominion S - Teremun (TJ) Lott - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = Old Dominion ATH - Jeremiah Collins - (KY) - 3 ⭐️ = Austin Peay WR - Antwaan Mays - (FL) - 2 ⭐️ = JUCO ATH - Alec DelSignore - (OH) - NR = Ohio State (PWO) S - Jayden Sheppard - (FL) - 3 ⭐️ = JUCO CB - Ryan Adams - (NJ) - NR = Morgan State DE - Antonio Smith - (NM) - NR (JUCO) = AKRON CB - Marion Ponds - (KS) - NR (JUCO) = Ball State LB - Gage Summers (CA) - NR (JUCO) = AKRON OT - Daniel Gonzalez - (CA) - NR (JUCO) = MTSU OT - Kareem Harden - (FL/KS) - NR (JUCO) = Colorado LB - Raymond Collins (MS) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Ole Miss DE - Zach Blackwood (KS) - NR (JUCO) = Colorado DE - Charles Perkins - (OH/KS) - NR (JUCO) = Tarleton State CB - Byron Davis - (TN) - NR = Kentucky Wesleyan (D2) DE - Rodney Green - (FL/KS) - NR (JUCO) = North Texas CB - Jojo Johnson - (IN/IA) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Indiana WR - Shemar Kirk - (TN/CA) - 3 ⭐️ (JUCO) = Miami (FL) CB - Gabriel Bryan - (CT/TX) - NR (JUCO) = Utah State DE - Kabbash Richards - (MI/MS) - NR (JUCO) = AKRON DE - Josh Valdez - (CA) - NR (JUCO) = Marshall DT - Taleeq Robbins - (MS) - NR (JUCO) = Houston DE - Kion Wright - (PA) - 2 ⭐️ = Delaware WR - Jaleel Engleman - (OH) - NR = Prep School

OL Tommy Ricard - Hudson I think Joe said he's living in Hudson now, so maybe that helps with this recruit?

Me too. It's a shame they went cheap.

It’s like they hired Kato’s dad.

Promoting the athletes on social media in a tasteful fashion is a recruiting tool. Part of why the P5 resumes matter on this coaching staff is they've seen what it takes to win at the highest level of college football, and that includes attracting talent and showcasing it on social media once that talent is wearing your uniform on Saturdays (or Tuesday nights).

I think the Zips football account is trying to break the record for most emojis ever used by one account in the history of Twitter. 😂 Love the video updates though!

Gold leaf would be nice

There is an "Option C". Watch something else or just do something else. This is the option more people seem to be picking. Last year's semi finals, on New Years Eve, had the lowest combined ratings in history. The television networks are shoveling crap into our living rooms, people are realizing it and deciding to do something else with their time. Shoveling an even larger pile of crap into our living rooms isn't going to make the situation any better. Last New Years Eve I went to the Gator Bowl that morning at 11AM. After the game we went back to the hotel on Amelia Island, changed for the night, went to the little town there to watch the annual Shrimp Drop festivities, went to dinner and then went to the Green Turtle. We saw very little of either invitational tournament game and what we did see was pure crap. A rickety electric shrimp hanging from a crane was more exciting than either game. In fact, anywhere we went and there were televisions, nobody was really paying any attention. The logic behind expanding the college football invitational tournament can only be drummed up by people who took a few too many shots to the head while playing football. There is little evidence to suggest an expanded tournament will produce better games. There is little evidence to suggest expanding the tournament will produce better long term ratings. There is little evidence to suggest the amount of money the G5 schools will make in the tournament will have a meaningful impact in leveling the playing field against P5 school. In fact the opposite is true, the games are getting worse along with the ratings and the money imbalance is growing. It's utter insanity.

Those are nice, fluid moves for 6-8 👀 👀 According to VerbalCommits dot com we beat out 17 other schools for his services 💪 💪

Nice looking get! Runs the floor and finishes like Cheese, but with a bit more size. Groce is building something special, hopefully he sticks around a few years to see it through!

Very nice. We are building quite the Chicago-area pipeline.

Really nice get here. https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/darrion-baker

I was really pumped for the two-toned court. Bummer 😑