Illinois Fighting Illini Awaiting Decision From Three-Star DB Recruit Wednesday

Zachary Draves | Jul 8, 2024

Nov 11, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema reacts to a call during the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports / Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

The Illinois Fighting Illini are waiting for the announcement of three-star DB recruit Charles Bass on Wednesday.

The standout safety out of East St. Louis, Ill., has narrowed his options to Illinois, Missouri, Kansas State, and Arkansas. He originally was supposed to make his decision on July 1st, but it was pushed back.

Bass tells me he will no longer be committing today and has rescheduled his commitment for July 10th. @cjbass03 https://t.co/CdyAIYDaAi

— Steezo (@SteezoDsgn) July 1, 2024

Coach Bret Bielema has 13 commits in the 2025 class, many of whom are defensive backs. The Illini are considered a top 50 recruiting class by most scouting services.

Improvements have been made under Bielema as they went from a ranking of 70th to 48th. The chance to land Bass would be a major boost.

FLORIDA SAFETY TO MAKE HIS CHOICE TUESDAY

The Illini look to enhance their recruiting numbers as three-star safety Max Redmon will make his choice Tuesday.

The recruit from West Palm Beach, Florida has to choose between Illinois, University of Central Florida, and Florida State. He is a three-star recruit out of Cardinal Newman High School.

On June 29, he posed the question on X/Twitter "Where's home?" and tagged each school.

Where’s home🏠? ? #AGTG @FSUFootball @USFFootball @IlliniFootball @JohGarcia_Jr n @larryblustein pic.twitter.com/zOohv2EqNg

— Max Redmon 3⭐️ ATH (@MaxRedmon8) June 30, 2024

Most are anticipating that Redmon will pick Florida State. However, he will be a major asset if the Illini pulls off the upset.

Redmon will be coming in as part of a class of defensive backs loaded with talent. He may not get a tremendous amount of playing time, but he would surely get some minutes.

If anything he will add depth to an already increasing pool of talent.

Zachary Draves is a contributor to IlliniNow. He can be reached at zdraves1013@gmail.com and on Instagram @zdraves0633.

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