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Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff have continued to build out the program's 2026 recruiting class, adding 6-foot-4, ...

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The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

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The Fighting Illini coach didn't call out the recruit by name, but Bielema watched Dunlap's Mack Sutter play basketball Saturday afternoon.

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On ...

Entering his fifth season as Illinois coach, Bret Bielema has quickly ... on recruiting and how much this critical aspect of college football has impacted Bielema and his staff.

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Composite Rating: No. 929 overall, No. 72 edge rusher Offers: Illinois, Boston College, Cincinnati ... grade and has turned himself into a great football player. Long and athletic.