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CHAMPAIGN — The last time Illinois landed five-star prospects in back-to-back classes. Lon Kruger pulled it off with Frank Williams and Brian Cook. That was so long ago that Williams' son, Da'Monte, is now an Illini sophomore.
Another last-second loss - and that annoying Northwestern fan whose high-pitched screams pierced radio and TV broadcasts - put many Illini fans in a bad mood early Sunday afternoon. Then Kofi Cockburn committed. In his weekly podcast, college basketball beat writer and Top 25 voter Scott Richey weighs in on all things Illini, including blue-chippers who are in the running for the final scholarship.