QB Bailey says Illinois was no sleeper 

As many tried to handicap the field as to where exactly Bolingbrook (Ill.) four-star quarterback Aaron Bailey would end up, few expected Illinois to land him. Bailey says the Fighting Illini were always among the frontrunners, though, and first-year coach Tim Beckman landed the dual-threat prospect Thursday.

“They were always at the top,” said Bailey, who decided Monday he was going to commit. “Things got changed around as me and my dad visited schools, but they’ve always been at the top of the list.

“… Me and my dad were on a road trip because it was during my spring break and we hit up like four or five schools. Every time we compared each school, and Illinois always seemed to be up at the top at the end of the day.”

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