GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Not a high ranking but COVID certainly affects that. Several P5, mostly SEC offers so that's a good sign. 
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Interesting to note. His better offers wanting him to play defense worries me less with an RB than a QB or even a WR. RB is a very athleticism-focused position, and if he's got a bunch of SEC offers to play defense, he's a good athlete.McCray is a solid get for us. A number of P5 offers, but most of those programs wanted him to play defense. He will be a RB here.
Josh McCray, Illinois Fighting Illini, Running Back
Joshua McCray is a 6-1, 207-pound Running Back from Enterprise, AL.247sports.com
Bret Bielema's first commit is a big, bruising runner. Sounds about right.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Can't wait to watch his film but like the offer list. Good start B!
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Also fitting that the connection to the kid is the schools DC reaching out to BB, who previously connected with BB when he was HS coach in Wisconsin.
Nice pickup with McCray. Typical 3 star system player who Bielema can develop. Big difference I see now is Bielema can develop these 3 stars into something more than the past few staffs could have.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
A certain advantage of having a coach who is actually a known commodity in the college ranks.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
Yep, looks like a very nice pickup. And can always flip him to D if doesn’t work out on offense. But really like getting a big back.
It’s nice to look at the first recruits offer list and it isn’t Toledo, Florida Atlantic and Akron.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
That's because I recruit with the big boys.
McCray looks like a typical Wisc running back. Big back, good speed, and wants to come to UI. Great pick up.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
It's a combination of me being stubborn and unsure what new profile pic I'll choose.
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I may have to go back and listen again, but in the Cory Patterson interview, Jeremy Werner asked about how the recruiting pitch changes with a new head coach, and it sure sounded like he was convinced BB would be more active and more into recruiting. Said something along the lines of, "..... He knows how to do this recruiting thing....."
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More active than Lovie? Thats a low bar lol.
This is incredible. Please don’t stop.
ProfessorQC
Ace Wolf
- UofI
Wallace would be un-frickin’ believable
According to Wallace's timeline I believe we were the first to offer him.
I know we’re still in the honeymoon stage but it’s nice when the head coach enjoys recruiting like Bret does. Wallace would be incredible. He would fill a huge position of need. He looks to be an incredible athlete. Bret and him follow each other on Twitter, which I probably find more interesting than most. I’m guessing Bret made him a priority right away.
Illini just offered 2022 WR Hank Beatty from Rochester.
You can never have too many Hanks on your team. I support this offer.
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