What kind of day was Wednesday?
It was a highly successful, productive day. Head Coach Bret Bielema and his staff have signed an excellent class. They filled some needs. They plugged some holes. They landed some developmental prospects with upside. They didn’t have any last-second unexpected flips.
The Illinois class of 2023 includes 19 prep prospects and two junior college athletes. The class wound up being larger than originally expected.
They even got a few players who could be immediate rotation factors like Gabe Jacas, Matthew Bailey, and others were during the 2022 season.