Recruiting Round Up: Latest on Offers, Commits, Visits This Week

<!-- 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>Commitments</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loyola 2026 offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='1669564' first='Tommy' last='Fraumann'] flipped from Miami (OH) to Michigan after a recent visit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mt. Carmel star [player_tooltip player_id='1670332' first='Sam' last='Strockbine'] has made his commitment to Millikin!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forreston 2026 standout [player_tooltip player_id='1677156' first='Kayden' last='Loomis'] has committed to Dubuque.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rockford Boylan 2026 star [player_tooltip player_id='1531345' first='Alex' last='Hernandez'] committed to Concordia St. Paul.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Power 5 and Group 5 Offers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Way East 2027 offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1598833' first='Mason' last='Halliman'] got an offer from Cincinnati.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Romeoville fast rising 2027 defensive end Ohimai Ozolua got a scholarship from Purdue.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East St. Louis 2027 safety [player_tooltip player_id='1160641' first='Jabarri' last='Lofton'] was offered by Memphis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Elgin 2027 tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1399937' first='Gavin' last='Mueller'] got an offer from North Carolina.&nbsp; He has also set up a visit to Miami.&nbsp; The Colorado commit is very much on flip watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Small College Offers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Peoria 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1955294' first='Aidin' last='Hindert'] scores UW-Oshkosh offer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hampshire 2026 wide receiver Demario Prude gets an offer from St. Norbert.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Rita 2026 offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1290070' first='Eli' last='Erkapic'] gets offer from Illinois College.&nbsp; Thomas More also offered him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hillcrest's [player_tooltip player_id='1336593' first='Larry' last='Watson'] Jr got an offer from Cornell College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glenbard South 2026 Henry Syziu was offered by Knox College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wheaton Academy offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1307942' first='Hezekiah' last='Garcia'] was also offered by Knox College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Viator 2026 linebacker Aleks Paskiewicz was part of the Knox College offer parade as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Champaign Central defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1896621' first='David' last='Ward'] was offered by Capital University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Way East 2026 tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1400856' first='Aidan' last='Hantson'] got an offer from Crown College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Ignatius 2026 defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='1885363' first='Conor' last='Gibbs'] was offered by Lake Forest College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Providence Catholic standout [player_tooltip player_id='344522' first='Trevor' last='Martino'] was offered by St. Norbert College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshall 2026 athlete Kaiden Sanders got an offer from Sterling College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitney Young 2026 Jsaiah Purnell was offered by Crown College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Visits</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>York 2027 standout defensive end/tight end Owen Roberts was at Vanderbilt over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Purdue had 2026 athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1640622' first='Luke' last='Mahoney'] in for a game day visit on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wisconsin had one of the best signal callers in the sophomore class in Madison in Loyola's [player_tooltip player_id='422465' first='Matthew' last='Lee'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mizzou hosted Breese Mater Dei 2028 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1701753' first='Hunter' last='Hochbaum'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northern Illinois had Wheaton Academy 2027 linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1178871' first='Logan' last='Oros'] in for their game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UT-Martin hosted 2027 EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1609147' first='Kaden' last='Butt'] over the weekend.&nbsp; Another Illinois prospect at this game was Minooka tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1257274' first='Jackson' last='Miranda'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Army had Plainfield North 2027 linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1172240' first='Mason' last='Stewart'] at their game on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastern Michigan got Stevenson lineman Milan Nikolic on campus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harvard had St. Ignatius 2027 safety [player_tooltip player_id='1865423' first='Connor' last='Hites'] in for a weekend trip.&nbsp; He heads to Columbia this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Western Michigan will have Yorkville defensive lineman 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='1883430' first='Bryce' last='Baxa'] in for their mid-week game this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toledo had Simeon 2027 offensive lineman Kayden Jordan at their game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northern Iowa hosted Niles Notre Dame 2027 offensive lineman Ray Hookfin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wash U had Normal Community 2027 ATH Mitchell Potts on campus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bentley got Lake Park 2026 quarterback George Tzamouranis up for a visit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Illinois Wesleyan had Nicholas Parker a 2026 from Rich Township on campus for their game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Upper Iowa 2026 running back [player_tooltip player_id='1189366' first='Casey' last='Etheridge'] from Princeton was in the house for their contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marengo 2027 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1665782' first='Sam' last='Vandello'] visited Grand View.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hampshire 2026 quarterback Maxwell Jacobs took a trip to Monmouth College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grant 2026 linebacker Logan Myers visited UW-Whitewater.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>United Township 2026 offensive lineman Chase Bance was offered by Monmouth College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->