Florida used to be a pretty big recruiting state during the Ron Zook era. The Tim Beckman era then focused on the Ohio area. The start of the Lovie Smith era really focused on the state of Texas. Now it looks like this coaching staff is going to start focusing on Florida more as well. One of their most recent offers was to DeAngelo Taylor. He announced on Friday that he had received a scholarship offer from the University of Illinois.
Taylor is a 5-foot-11, 190-pound cornerback from Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa, Florida. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No.