It has been more than three months since Illinois offered four-star shooting guard Jasiah Jervis, and the New York native has done nothing but improve his stock in the time since.
The way Illinois football has going this week, the Illini may have to develop New Jersey's Don Bosco Prep into an unofficial feeder program. In addition to offering four-star tight end JT Geraci on Wednesday, Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff welcomed four-star linebacker Mikahi Allen to campus for an official visit on the same day.
Illinois has been sniffing around a number of class of 2026 prospects, even doling out a handful of offers in the past few weeks. The single link between every recruiting target?
This has been Illinois football's Jersey Week. On Wednesday, coach Bret Bielema and his staff offered sophomore Lukas Prock, from The Hun School of Princeton (New Jersey) – a day after the Illini offered four-star tight end JT Geraci, of New Jersey's famed Don Bosco Prep.
Lukas Prock visited Champaign hoping to land his first Big Ten offer, and that's exactly what he got. A sophomore quarterback out of The Hun School of Princeton (New Jersey), Prock posted the news Wednesday via social media.
The Illinois offense appears to be in good hands for the 2025 season after quarterback Luke Altmeyer turned down a chance to return to the SEC and his blockers – the entire offensive line – return from last season.
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The Illinois offense only averaged 365 yards per game. It didn't run well, it wasn't explosive, and it didn't come up with a ton of first downs, but it didn't turn the ball over in bulk, and when things were working, it kept games in total control.
Illinois has picked up a very interesting player via the transfer portal. Andrej Stojakovic, son of former NBA player Peja Stojakovic, has committed to head coach Brad Underwood and the Fighting Illini.
It has to be tough to get a player from the state of Florida to come join the Illinois Fighting Illini, but that's exactly what Bret Bielema and his staff were able to do.