The 90 Illini #55: Ryan Meed
I still remember Ryan Meed's first game. I mean, you remember Ryan Meed's first game, but you don't remember it being Ryan Meed's first game. Ryan Meed's first game was the comeback at Michigan State in 2019. He was a
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The 90 Illini #56: Enyce Sledge
This election cycle, I support the right of every American to believe that the number 56 is lower than the number 55.
Yeah, I screwed up the numbering. I published #55 before I published #56. I'm doing a new thing this year where I create a bunch of
The 90 Illini #57: Chase Canada
I'm a big fan of names. As I said on Twitter the other day, I'm pretty excited about a certain walkon name this year. We'll see a "college all-name team" or two out there on the internet in the next few weeks
The 90 Illini #58: TJ McMillan
The 90 Illini #59: Nate Guinn
47 is the big threshold for The 90 Illini. Once you get to player #47 we're basically talking about the two-deep (22 on offense, 22 on defense) plus the starting kicker, punter, and longsnapper. The next dozen spots after that – let's say 48 through 59 – would
The 90 Illini #60: Tyson Rooks
The wait for an ATH is always a tricky one. If a kid doesn't play in the first few years, most assume he's just not going to find his way into the rotation. But then there's always a story about an ATH recruit like
The 90 Illini #61: Jordan Anderson
Here I am again, putting a player coming off an ACL injury too low (high?) on my list. But before you expect me to do the same with Xavier Scott later in this countdown, I'll just talk about my methodology real quick. I'm not a doctor,