One of Illinois football’s running back targets may be on the verge of a college decision. Three-star Texas native Calvin Tyler Jr. tweeted out his top four schools on Thursday night, including Illinois, California, Louisiana Tech, and California State-Fresno. The shifty 5-foot-9 back is rated as the No. 1409 player in 247Sports’ composite rankings.
Tyler originally announced he’d be committing on Friday, but there appears to have been a last-minute change of plans on that front.
Tyler took an unofficial visit to Illinois on July 27 and, by all accounts, he came away pretty impressed with Lovie Smith and the new coaching staff.