When the Illinois football team tabbed Lovie Smith as the new head coach everyone in Illini Nation was excited.
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A big reason that we were all excited is because of the presence that Lovie brings in the recruitment of young talented prospects in the future.
Now I know that many fans wanted the impact to be in this recruiting class for 2017, but we all have to be realistic. That is such a short notice and something that isn’t going to come to fruition.
But, I do think we will snag some talented guys in 2017. That is going to be important for the future.
I mentioned in an earlier post that 2018 was a year Illinois should now turn their focus to.
I think Lovie is going to hit a homerun in 2018 and it will be the start of something special in Champaign. It only takes one great prospect to start a wave of talent coming into a program.
Here is a list of five solid players that I would like to see Illinois go after or secure for 2018.