Remember when we as Illini fans used to get all excited when we’d see one of Lovie Smith’s assistant coaches tweet something to the effect of “THE COLUMNS ARE HOT”?
Well this time, the Twitter beacon signaling an imminent commitment came from current Illinois class of 2023 commit Antwon Hayden.
And sure enough, a few hours later, we received the news that JUCO cornerback Kaleb Patterson from Pearl River Community College had committed to the Illini.
A native of Byram, Mississippi, Patterson comes to Champaign with three more years of eligibility left after playing his freshman season with Pearl River.