The Illini basketball team – both men’s and women’s – have big-time players coming up to see the campus, talk to the coaches and get a feel for what life would be like in Champaign. This is the basic idea of an official visit and there are a few basketball players for each team visiting.
But, the Illinois sports programs aren’t done there. The Illini football team has a visitor as well. According to 247Sports, Drake Jackson is coming up this weekend – starting Friday – and is taking an official visit. This is a monster visit for Lovie Smith and the Illini.