Latest in Recruiting Across the State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out what is going on in recruiting across the state over the last week with a recap of commitments, offers, and visits!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Commitments</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andy Bolf (Cary Grove – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The interior offensive lineman from Cary Grove announced his commitment to Butler on Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>New Offers</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grant Bowen (IC Catholic – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bowen has reeled in offers from Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, and Illinois in the last week.&nbsp; This athlete is BLOWING UP!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1052814' first='Kameron' last='McGee'] (Brother Rice – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McGee landed an offer from Michigan on his visit last weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1661734' first='Keysan' last='Taylor'] (Rockford Guilford – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The #1 ATH in the 2027 class picked up and offer from the Michigan State Spartans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791833' first='Chris' last='Kasky'] (Nazareth – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This big time EDGE player secured an offer from Michigan State and Illinois in the last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Charlie Fowler (Loyola – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fowler scored an offer from Michigan State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335265' first='Jake' last='Nawrot'] (Hersey – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The star Hersey QB picked up a Northwestern offer as he continues to emerge as a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Visits</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1629961' first='Kajus' last='Muralis'] (Waubonsie Valley – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The offensive tackle at 6'7” 260 pounds visited Northwestern on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1585163' first='Gage' last='Ladere'] (Lincoln Way East – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ladere is a 2026 defensive lineman that has put solid senior tape together which is why Northwestern had him on campus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1866226' first='Owen' last='Matela'] (Lyons – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This versatile 6'5” athlete was another prospect that checked out Northwestern on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Owen Roberts (York – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The York standout was at Purdue for a visit to see the Boilermakers!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1647228' first='Dallas' last='Harder'] (Peoria Notre Dame – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harder was another prospect on campus from Illinois for Purdue Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='214234' first='Jayden' last='Ellington'] (Althoff – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The super athletic QB from the metro east was at Ball State over the weekend for their win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237966' first='Sincere' last='Harris'] (Richards – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior edge rusher from Richards was at Northern Illinois over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1676937' first='Cooper' last='Childers'] (Bloomington – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This central Illinois wide out took a trip north to check out Northern Illinois.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1571472' first='Cannon' last='Humay'] (Kaneland – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2027 athlete from Kaneland was on campus at Austin Peay for a visit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mick Smith (Morris – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Morris back seven defender also was visiting Austin Peay.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sam Strockbine (Mt. Carmel – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Millikin had the 6'2” 240 pound senior on campus over the weekend for a game day visit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1363891' first='Anthony' last='Pearson'] (Lyons – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pearson is a 5'7” 150 pound athlete that checked out a game at Beloit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Milan Nikolic (Stevenson – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Stevenson senior lineman was at Elmhurst over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jake Pepsnik (Prospect – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The linebacker from Prospect took a gameday visit to Wisconsin-Whitewater.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664014' first='Bryce' last='Carlson'] (Grayslake Central – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'1” wide receiver was also on hand for the Wisconsin-Whitewater game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1083593' first='Patrick' last='Cheney'] (Lyons – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior athlete from LT was another visitor to Wisconsin-Whitewater.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Martino (Palatine – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martino is a quarterback that was at Illinois State for their game on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='801716' first='Santino' last='Whitehead'] (Willowbrook – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitehead who is having a monster senior campaign took a trip to Drake over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1688120' first='Nash' last='Brubaker'] (Herscher – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two way lineman from Herscher took a visit to the University of Indianapolis for a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Luke Epstein (St. Charles North – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The long snapper and linebacker was at Eastern Illinois to check out their game Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hayden Mulvey (Newton – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EIU also had this Newton standout on campus for their game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1653063' first='Noah' last='Tockes'] (Peoria Notre Dame – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tockes is a big 6'4” offensive lineman that was at Drake over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335446' first='Jackson' last='Little'] (Kaneland – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Little made the trip west to check out Northern Iowa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1907260' first='Anthony' last='Catron'] (St. Patrick – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This productive and speedy running back made a trip to UW-Oshkosh.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1570789' first='Mick' last='Rapinchuk'] (Downers Grove South – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another big visitor on campus for UW-Oshkosh was this DGS athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1643723' first='Dylan' last='Breuer'] (Carmel – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Redbirds of Illinois State had this 2027 pass catcher on campus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='801978' first='Zach' last='Poole'] (Lincoln – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big offensive lineman from central Illinois took a visit to Illinois State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bryce Cloudt (Lexington – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cloudt was another visitor to Bloomington to see Illinois State play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1570275' first='Callahan' last='Roper'] (Marion – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the most prolific passers in the state this season was at Southern Illinois to check out the Salukis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1590152' first='Alex' last='Henry'] (Marion – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive lineman from Marion also made the short trip to Carbondale to check out SIU.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1540122' first='Troy' last='Culbertson'] (Andrew – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'1” 220 pound EDGE checked out North Central play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1570786' first='Maximus' last='Benson'] (Hononegah – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hononegah interior offensive lineman was at UW-Eau Claire for their homecoming game Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->