Can't Wait For Saturday | State doing its part to keep college football teams stocked with talent Yes, he is leaving the ...

Chicago Morgan Park athlete Nasir Rankin is considered the top player in Illinois' 2026 recruiting class. Bob Asmussen is a ...

In the heart of the Midwest lied two four-star tight ends, who had ties to the University of Illinois.JC Anderson told me he ...

After Illinois football saw Nasir Rankin commit, the recruiting rankings saw a nice spike. The No. 2 player in the state, Rankin can be a dynamic pass-catching ...

Morgan Park High School (MPHS) junior wide receiver Nasir Rankin announced that he will continue his academic-athletic career at the University of Illinois on May 21 in a ceremony at the high school.

Downers Grove North tight end Will Vala is the latest addition to Illinois' slew of local 2026 recruits The Illini now have commitments from seven of the state’s top 25 players in the 247Sports ...

Bret Bielema is doing a pretty good job cleaning up in the state of Illinois. We now have two of the top 10 recruits in Nasir Rankin and Hankins.

Four-star wide receiver Nasir Rankin included Nebraska as a finalist but ultimately picked home-state school Illinois, and three-star defensive back Keenan Harris did the same by choosing Missouri.

The Illinois basketball pipeline from Chicago to Champaign has been well documented. Illinois football is reinforcing its own pipeline from Chicago to Champaign.

The next big thing for the Fighting Illini of Illinois might be a two-sport star. They picked up a dual-sport commitment on Thursday from Nasir Rankin. It's a staying-home decision of sorts for ...