‘Super excited about this class’: Bielema talks 2026 recruits
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Dec. 3 marked a special day in the college football world, as the next generation of football stars signed their letters of intent on National Signing Day.
In high school gyms and special gatherings across the country, players were declaring which college program they’d be bringing their talents to, much to the delight of fanbases and coaching staffs everywhere.
Perhaps one of the happiest places in the U.S. was in Champaign, as fans and coaches alike watched on as their Fighting Illini pieced together the top-rated class in program history, the No. 21 class in the country...
In high school gyms and special gatherings across the country, players were declaring which college program they’d be bringing their talents to, much to the delight of fanbases and coaching staffs everywhere.
Perhaps one of the happiest places in the U.S. was in Champaign, as fans and coaches alike watched on as their Fighting Illini pieced together the top-rated class in program history, the No. 21 class in the country...
