Fighting Illini football's 2016 recruiting class has added another member. At an announcement ceremony during the halftime of his high school team's scrimmage, three-star linebacker Tim Walton announced his verbal commitment to Illinois. The Detroit native had other offers from Cincinnati, Navy, Western Michigan, Buffalo, Toledo, Ball State, Kent State, and Eastern Michigan.
Illinois was, obviously, Walton's only Big Ten scholarship and it evidently made a huge impression. He had this to say about the school and coaching staff back in late June (via Scout):
"I really like Illinois, I really do. I've been down there a few times and fell in love with campus.