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Pearl ‘excited about seeing my ceiling’

DANVILLE — Julian Pearl has an entire college football career to look forward to at Illinois, with the anticipation only growing from his April 21, 2017, commitment flip from Northern Illinois to signing in December with the Illini.

The Illini start their spring schedule today. Pearl, who won’t join the team until the summer after graduating from Danville, is still expecting the coaches to reach out. It’s time to turn his attention to football.

Pearl just wishes that switch wasn’t happening so soon. The future Illini football player had his senior season of basketball come to an abrupt, surprising end Friday in a 56-51 loss to Moline in a Class 4A regional championship game in Danville.