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QUICK FACTS 2012 SPRING FOOTBALL INFORMATION football coach and the Fighting Illini begin spring football practices on Wednesday, March 7, UNIVERSITY INFORMATION marking the first of 15 spring workouts for the Fighting Illini. Spring practices culminate in the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game April 14 at Memorial Stadium. Admission and parking for the Spring Game are free. Parking will Urbana-Champaign Location: be available in the lots surrounding Memorial Stadium and the Assembly Hall. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 42,605 Spring practices are closed to the public, with the exceptioin of the Spring Game. Practices will be held at either Colors: Orange & Blue the East Practice Fields, inside Memorial Stadium or in the Iwrin Indoor Practice Facility depending on the weather. Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference: Big Ten 2012 Spring Football Practice Schedule President: Michael J. Hogan Wed., March 7 Practice #1 (5:45-7:45 pm) Chancellor: Phyllis Wise Fri., March 9 Practice #2 (5:45-7:45 pm) Director of Athletics: Mike Thomas Sat., March 10 Practice #3 (Noon-2 pm) Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Field Turf – 60,670) Mon., March 12 Practice #4 (5:45-7:45 pm) Wed., March 14 Practice #5 (5:45-7:45 pm) Fri., March 16 Practice #6 (5:45-7:45 pm) COACHING STAFF March 17-25 University of Illinois Spring Break WHERE TO FIND... : Tim Beckman Mon., March 26 Practice #7 (5:45-7:45 pm) Spring Alpha/Num. Rosters 2-3 Alma Mater: Findlay, 1988 Wed., March 28 Practice #8 (5:45-7:45 pm) Record at Illinois: 0-0 (First Season) Fri., March 30 Practice #9 (5:45-7:45 pm) 2012 Signing Class 3 Overall Record: 21-16 (Three Seasons) Mon., April 2 Practice #10 (5:45-7:45 pm) Pronunciation Guide 3 Assistant Coaches: Wed., April 4 Practice #11 (5:45-7:45 pm) Spring Notes 4 : Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Fri., April 6 Practice #12 (5:45-7:45 pm) 2011 in Review 4-9 Billy Gonzales: Co-Offensive Coordinator / WR Mon., April 9 Practice #13 (5:45-7:45 pm) Head Coach Tim Beckman 10 Wed., April 11 Practice #14 (5:45-7:45 pm) : Co-Offensive Coordinator / QB Updates Player Bios 11-30 : Offensive Line Sat., April 14 Orange and Blue Spring Game (2 pm) Steve Clinkscale: Keith Gilmore: Defensive Line 2012 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Alex Golesh: TE / Specialists / Recruiting Coord. Tim Salem: Running backs / Special Teams DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION 2011 REC SERIES HISTORY (LAST) Mike Ward: Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 7-6 ILL leads 3-1 (2011) Sept. 8 at Arizona State TBA Tempe, Ariz. 6-7 ASU leads 2-1 (2011) Sept. 15 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 0-11 2012 will be first meeting SUPPORT STAFF Sept. 22 LOUISIANA TECH TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-5 2012 will be first meeting Director of Player Personnel: John Hauser Sept. 29 PENN STATE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 9-4 PSU leads 15-4 (2011) Director of Football Operations: Adrian Melendez Oct. 6 at Wisconsin TBA Madison, Wis. 11-3 ILL leads 36-35-7 (2011) Oct. 13 at Michigan TBA Ann Arbor, Mich. 11-2 MICH leads 68-23-2 (2011) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Aaron Hillman Oct. 27 INDIANA (Homecoming) TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 1-11 ILL leads 45-21-3 (2011) Sports Medicine: Nick Richey Nov. 3 at State TBA Columbus, Ohio 6-7 OSU leads 64-30-4 (2011) Equipment Manager: Trent Chesnut Nov. 10 MINNESOTA (Dad’s Day) TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 3-9 MINN leads 34-28-3 (2011) Video Coordinator: TBA Nov. 17 PURDUE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 7-6 ILL leads 42-39-6 (2011) Nov. 24 at Northwestern TBA Evanston, Ill. 6-7 ILL leads 54-46-5 (2011) FOOTBALL INFORMATION Dec. 1 Big Ten Championship Game TBA Indianapolis, Ind. 2011 Record: 7-6, 4-4 (5th Big Ten Leaders Division) Offensive Formation: Spread / Multiple FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Defensive Formation: Multiple All-Time Record (Years): 580-534-51 (122) Big Ten Championship (Last): 15 (2001) National Championships (Last): 5 (1951) Bowl Appearances (Last): 17 (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) All-Time Bowl Record: 8-9 (.471) 2011 Starters Returning: 17 Offense: 7 Defense: 8 Special Teams: 2 2011 Letterwinners Returning: 42 Offense: 19 Kent Brown Derek Neal Ben Taylor Defense: 21 Assistant A.D./Communications Assistant SID Assistant SID Special Teams: 2 217-244-6533 (office) 217-244-3707 (office) 217-244-5045 (office) 217-493-9795 (cell) 309-241-0804 (cell) 217-714-3555 (cell) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING ROSTER (updated 3/6/12)

NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO NAME ...... POS 37 Austin Abner DB 6-0 195 r-Fr. 4-4 Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands 1 Terry Hawthorne . . . . DB 56 Shawn Afryl OL 6-3 310 So. 3-3 Skokie, Ill./NIles West 2 . . QB 85 Drew Anderson TE 6-7 245 r-Fr. 4-4 Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian 3 Jon Davis ...... TE 30 Houston Bates LB 6-3 240 So. 3-3 Covington, La./St. Paul’s 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman . . DB 41 Zach Becker FB/TE 6-3 250 Sr. 1-1 Homer, Ill./St. Joseph-Ogden 4 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . QB 38 J.J. Blau PK 5-10 160 Fr. 4-4 Salvisa, Ky./Mercer County 5 Steve Hull ...... DB 55 Chris Boles OL 6-4 325 r-Fr. 4-4 Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic 5 Donovonn Young . . . . RB 29 Peter Bonahoom WR 6-2 200 r-Fr. 4-4 Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect 6 Darrius Caldwell . . . . DL 45 Jonathan Brown LB 6-1 235 Jr. 3-2 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 6 Josh Ferguson . . . . . RB 99 Michael Buchanan DL 6-6 240 Sr. 2-1 Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor 7 Supo Sanni ...... DB 6 Darrius Caldwell DL 6-5 210 r-Fr. 4-4 Atlanta, Ga./Mays 7 Hayden Daniels . . . . WR 42 Ralph Cooper LB 6-1 230 So. 4-3 Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central 8 Brandon Denmark . . . .LB 68 Simon Cvijanovic OL 6-5 285 So. 3-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine 10 Chase Haslett . . . . . QB 7 Hayden Daniels WR 6-4 185 r-Fr. 4-4 Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central 12 Patrick Dunn ...... PK 3 Jon Davis TE 6-3 230 So. 4-3 Louisville, Ky./Middleton Eastern 12 Ryan Lankford . . . . .WR 32 Ean Days RB 5-11 205 So. 3-3 Kingsland, Ga./Camden County 13 Sean McGushin . . . . QB 8 Brandon Denmark LB 6-4 225 Jr. 3-2 Tallahassee, Fla./James Rickards 15 Darius Millines . . . . WR 48 Henry Dickinson LB 6-4 230 So. 4-3 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University HS 15 Zepheniah Grimes . . . .LB 12 Patrick Dunn PK 5-9 175 So. 3-3 Clarendon Hills, Ill./Nazareth Academy 16 Miles Osei ...... QB 60 Tony Durkin OL 6-3 275 r-Fr. 4-4 Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 17 James Nudera . . . . .WR 18 Justin DuVernois P 6-1 190 So. 4-3 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Justin DuVernois . . . . .P 67 Jake Feldmeyer OL 6-4 280 Jr. 2-2 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville 18 Jeremy Whitlow . . . . WR 6 Josh Ferguson RB 5-10 180 r-Fr. 4-4 Naperville, Ill./Joliet Catholic 19 Jack Ramsey . . . . . DB 75 Patrick Flavin OL 6-7 260 r-Fr. 4-4 Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy 19 Kenny Knight . . . . . WR 22 Nick Forzley DB 5-9 180 So. 3-3 Lemont, Ill./Lemont 20 Fritz Rock ...... WR 47 Glenn Foster DL 6-4 260 Sr. 1-1 , Ill./Mt. Carmel 22 Nick Forzley ...... DB 84 Jordan Frysinger WR 6-0 180 r-Fr. 4-4 Corning, N.Y./Corning 23 Ben Mathis ...... DB 28 Ta’Jarvis Fuller DB 6-1 190 Fr. 5-4 Fort Meyers, Fla./Dunbar 24 James Hallendorff . . . WR 26 Justin Green DB 5-11 195 Sr. 2-1 Louisville, Ky./Male 24 Earnest Thomas . . . . LB 57 Kevin Griffin OL 6-2 260 So. 3-3 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 25 Ashante Williams . . . DB 15 Zepheniah Grimes LB 5-11 220 r-Fr. 4-4 Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt 26 Justin Green . . . . . DB 24 James Hallendorff WR 6-2 205 Sr. 1-1 Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills 26 Taylor Zalewski . . . . .PK 80 Spencer Harris WR 6-3 195 Jr. 3-2 Greenwood, Ark./Greenwood 27 Eaton Spence . . . . . DB 10 Chase Haslett QB 6-1 195 r-Fr. 4-4 Clayton, Mo./Clayton 28 Ta’Jarvis Fuller . . . . DB 1 Terry Hawthorne DB 6-0 190 Sr. 2-1 East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis 29 Kaeman Mitchell . . . . DB 74 Michael Heitz OL 6-5 295 So. 3-3 Vermont, Ill./VIT 29 Peter Bonahoom . . . .WR 52 Alex Hill OL 6-3 325 So. 3-3 Slidell, La./Slidell 30 Houston Bates . . . . . LB 95 Jake Howe DL 6-3 290 So. 3-3 McHenry, Ill./McHenry 31 Nick North ...... DB 5 Steve Hull DB 6-2 200 Jr. 2-2 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore 31 Leslie Poole ...... RB 37 Nick Immekus PK 6-0 220 So. 3-3 Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 32 Ean Days ...... RB 36 Brad Janitz P 6-5 215 So. 3-3 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills 32 Daniel Quintana . . . . DB 69 Ted Karras OL 6-4 290 r-Fr. 4-4 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 33 K.J. Picard ...... DB 53 Rich Kersten LS 6-2 250 r-Fr. 4-4 Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove 34 Alex Porter ...... LB 19 Kenny Knight WR 6-4 200 r-Fr. 4-4 Beverly Hills, Mich./Country Day 36 Brad Janitz ...... P 81 Jake Kumerow WR 6-4 190 So. 3-3 Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin 37 Austin Abner . . . . . DB 59 Tim Kynard DL 6-3 260 Jr. 2-2 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s 37 Nick Immekus . . . . . PK 40 Matt LaCosse TE 6-6 225 So. 4-3 Naperville, Ill./North 38 J.J. Blau ...... PK 12 Ryan Lankford WR 6-0 175 Jr. 3-2 Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon 39 Najee Robinson . . . . .LB 88 Justin Lattimore TE 6-3 225 Jr. 2-2 Tampa, Fla./Gaither 40 Matt Lacosse ...... TE 70 Corey Lewis OL 6-6 305 Sr. 1-1 Cresco, Pa./East Stroudsburg South 40 Beau Sullivan . . . . . LB 87 Tim Lukas WR 6-4 200 Jr. 2-2 Mt. Prospect, Ill./Hersey/Carthage College 41 Zach Becker . . . . FB/TE 23 Ben Mathis DB 6-3 200 Jr. 2-2 Springfield, Ill./Springfield 42 Ralph Cooper ...... LB 66 Scott McDowell OL 6-5 290 r-Fr. 4-4 Hinsdale, Ill./Central 44 Austin Teitsma . . . . .DL 13 Sean McGushin QB 6-2 215 Jr. 2-2 St. Charles, Ill./North 45 Jonathan Brown . . . . .LB 15 Darius Millines WR 5-11 185 Jr. 3-2 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage 46 Zak Pedersen ...... LS 29 Kaeman Mitchell DB 5-9 180 Jr. 2-2 Lawrence, Kan./Champaign Centennial 47 Glenn Foster ...... DL 58 Kenny Nelson DL 6-6 245 r-Fr. 4-4 Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech 48 Henry Dickinson . . . . .LB 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman DB 5-10 180 Sr. 2-1 Jacksonville, Fla./Middleburg 49 Chris Willett ...... FB 31 Nick North DB 6-1 195 r-Fr. 4-4 Hollywood, Fla./McArthur 52 Alex Hill ...... OL 17 James Nudera WR 6-1 205 r-Fr. 4-4 Elmhurst, Ill./York 53 Richard Kersten . . . . .LS 92 Chris O’Connor DL 6-5 255 r-Fr. 4-4 Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 54 Justin Staples . . . . . DL 16 Miles Osei QB 6-0 200 Jr. 3-2 Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect 55 Chris Boles ...... OL 4 Reilly O’Toole QB 6-4 220 So. 4-3 Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 56 Shawn Afryl ...... OL 46 Zak Pedersen LS 6-2 230 Sr. 1-1 Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic 57 Kevin Griffin ...... OL 33 K.J. Picard DB 6-1 200 Jr. 2-2 Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel 58 Kenny Nelson ...... DL 76 Graham Pocic OL 6-7 305 Sr. 1-1 Lemont, Ill./Lemont 59 Tim Kynard ...... DL

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31 Leslie Poole RB 5-10 170 So. 3-3 Schaumburg, Ill./Conant 60 Tony Durkin ...... OL 34 Alex Porter LB 6-0 230 So. 3-3 Kenilworth, Ill./New Trier 61 Tyler Sands ...... OL 32 Daniel Quintana DB 6-2 195 So. 3-3 Berwyn, Ill./Westchester St. Joseph 65 Josiah VanderHeyden . . .OL 19 Jack Ramsey DB 5-11 200 Sr. 1-1 Chicago, Ill./Simeon 66 Scott McDowell . . . . .OL 87 Daniel Rhodes TE 6-3 250 Fr. 5-4 Charlotte, N.C./Independence 67 Jake Feldmeyer . . . . .OL 39 Nejee Robinson LB 6-2 225 Jr. 3-2 Chicago, Ill./John Hope 68 Simon Cvijanovic . . . . OL 20 Fritz Rock WR 6-1 210 So. 3-3 Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata 69 Ted Karras ...... OL 86 Tim Russell WR 6-6 220 Jr. 2-2 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles 70 Corey Lewis ...... OL 61 Tyler Sands OL 6-5 305 Sr. 1-1 Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area Senior 72 Hugh Thornton . . . . . OL 7 Supo Sanni DB 6-3 220 Sr. 1-1 Chicago Heights, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor 74 Michael Heitz ...... OL 2 Nathan Scheelhaase QB 6-3 200 Jr. 2-2 Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst 75 Patrick Flavin . . . . . OL 94 Akeem Spence DL 6-1 305 Jr. 2-2 Ft. Walton Beach, Fla./Ft. Walton Beach 76 Graham Pocic . . . . . OL 27 Eaton Spence DB 6-0 175 r-Fr. 4-4 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day 80 Spencer Harris . . . . .WR 54 Justin Staples DL 6-4 235 Sr. 1-1 Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward 81 Jake Kumerow . . . . .WR 87 Garrett Stroup P 5-11 190 r-Fr. 4-4 Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic 82 Anthony Williams . . . .WR 40 Beau Sullivan LB 5-11 215 Jr. 2-2 Decatur, Ill./Maroa-Forsyth 83 Eddie Viliunas . . . . . TE 44 Austin Teitsma DL 6-2 265 So. 3-3 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South 83 Brennen VanMieghem . . PK 24 Earnest Thomas LB 6-2 220 So. 3-3 Orchard Lake, Mich./St. Mary’s 84 Jordan Frysinger . . . .WR 72 Hugh Thornton OL 6-5 310 Sr. 2-1 Oberlin, Ohio/Oberlin 85 Drew Anderson . . . . .TE 98 John Valentine DL 6-5 255 r-Fr. 4-4 St. Louis, Mo./MICDS 86 Tim Russell ...... WR 65 Josiah VanderHeyden OL 6-3 285 So. 3-3 Rockford, Ill./Guilford 87 Daniel Rhodes . . . . . TE 83 Brennen VanMieghem PK 6-2 190 r-Fr. 4-4 Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township 87 Tim Lukas ...... WR 83 Eddie Viliunas TE 6-4 250 Sr. 1-1 LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons Township 87 Garrett Stroup ...... P 18 Jeremy Whitlow WR 6-2 190 r-Fr. 4-4 Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic 88 Justin Lattimore . . . . TE 49 Chris Willett FB 6-2 235 Sr. 1-1 Liberty, Mo./Liberty/ 89 Evan Wilson ...... TE 82 Anthony Williams WR 6-4 210 So. 3-3 Virginia Beach, Va./Atlantic Shores 90 DeJazz Woods . . . . . DL 25 Ashante Williams LB 5-11 205 Sr. 1-1 Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield 92 Chris O’Connor . . . . .DL 89 Evan Wilson TE 6-6 250 Jr. 3-2 Woodstock, Ga./Woodstock 94 Akeem Spence . . . . . DL 90 DeJazz Woods DL 6-3 255 So. 3-3 Tampa, Fla./Robinson 95 Jake Howe ...... DL 5 Donovonn Young RB 6-0 215 So. 4-3 Houston, Texas/Katy 98 John Valentine . . . . . DL 26 Taylor Zalewski PK 6-3 200 r-Fr. 4-4 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 99 Michael Buchanan . . . DL

2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SIGNEES (19) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Shawn Afryl ...... AFF-rill Dami Ayoola RB 5-10 210 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Peter Bonahoom ...... BAHN-uh-hoom Robbie Bain OL 6-3 300 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Simon Cvijanovic ...... sve-YAWN-oh-vich Taylor Barton DB 6-1 200 Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Justin DuVernois ...... doo-vern-WAH B.J. Bello DB 6-2 205 New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West Patrick Flavin ...... FLAH-vin V’Angelo Bentley DB 5-10 180 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Zepheniah Grimes ...... zeff-uh-NY-uh Devin Church RB 5-8 175 Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice Michael Heitz ...... heights Ryan Frain K 6-1 210 Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Ted Karras ...... CARE-us Ta’Jarvis Fuller* DB 6-1 190 Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar Tim Kynard ...... kuh-NARD Justin Hardee DB 6-1 185 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Darius Millines ...... mil-LINES Jevaris Little DB 6-1 180 St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Kaeman Mitchell ...... KAY-man Mason Monheim LB 6-1 215 Orrville, Ohio/Orrville Patrick Nixon-Youman ...... YO-man Tyrone “T.J.” Neal LB 6-1 225 McKeeseport, Pa./McKeeseport Wisdom Onyegbule ...... oh-NEB-oo-lay Teko Powell DL 6-3 290 Miami, Fla./Norland Miles Osei ...... oh-SAY Daniel Rhodes* TE 6-3 250 Charlotte, N.C./Independence Zak Pedersen ...... PED-er-son J.J. Robertson WR 6-1 185 Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East K.J. Picard ...... puh-CARD Joe Spencer OL 6-4 270 Mason, Ohio/Mason Graham Pocic ...... POH-sick Mike Svetina LB 6-2 220 Brunswick, Ohio/St. Ignatius Supo Sanni ...... SHOO-poh SAH-nee LaKeith Walls RB 6-3 195 Cleveland, Ohio/Rhodes Nathan Scheelhaase ...... SHEEL-house Vontrell Williams DL 6-2 275 Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel Eaton Spence ...... sounds like eaten Garrett Stroup ...... sounds like crop * Early enrollee, will participate in 2012 Spring practices Austin Teitsma ...... TIGHTS-muh Brennen VanMieghem ...... van-MEE-gum WALK-ONS ADDED TO ROSTER FOR SPRING 2012 (3) Eddie Viliunas ...... vuh-LOO-nus Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Taylor Zalewski ...... zuh-LESS-key J.J. Blau PK 5-10 160 Salvisa, Ky./Mercer County COACHES Daniel Quintana DB 6-2 195 Berwyn, Ill./Westchester St. Joseph Leslie Poole RB 5-10 170 Schaumburg, Ill./Conant Chris Beatty ...... BAY-tee

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ILLINI IN THE NCAA AND BIG TEN IN 2011 THE BECKMAN ERA TEAM RANKINGS (120 teams ranked) NEW LOOK ILLINI CATEGORY ...... NCAA �����������Big Ten Rushing Offense . . . . .171.69 . . . 41st ������������������6th Tim Beckman takes over in 2012 as the 23rd head football coach at the University of Illinois. Beckman Passing Offense . . . . . 184.00 . . . 91st ������������������7th came to Illinois after three years as head coach at Toledo, where he led the Rockets to two bowl appearances Total Offense ...... 355.69 . . . 85th ������������������9th and a Mid-American Conference West Division co-championship. Beckman took over for , who was Scoring Offense ...... 22.62 . . . 91st ������������������9th released following the 2011 regular season after seven season at Illinois. Rushing Defense . . . . .123.85 . . . 26th ����������������� 2nd Pass Efficiency Defense . . 117.93 . . . 30th ������������������3rd Beckman assembled a diverse and dynamic staff for 2012. It includes Tim Banks (defensive coordinator/safeties), Total Defense ...... 286.15 . . . .7th ����������������� 2nd Billy Gonzales (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers), Chris Beatty (co-offensive coordinator/), Scoring Defense ...... 19.62 . . . 15th ������������������5th Luke Butkus (offensive line), Steve Clinkscale (cornerbacks), Keith Gilmore (defensive line), Alex Golesh (tight Net Punting ...... 35.71 . . . 80th ������������������7th ends/specialists/recruiting Coordinator), Tim Salem (running backs/special teams) and Mike Ward (linebackers). Punt Returns ...... 2.92 . . .118th ����������������12th All three coordinators come to Illinois from BCS schools – Banks from Cincinnati, Gonzales from LSU and Kickoff Returns ...... 15.71 . . .120th ����������������12th Beatty from Vanderbilt. Golesh, Ward and Clinkscale all were on Beckman’s staff at Tolodo, while Salem was Turnover Margin ...... -0.46 . . . 95th ����������������11th Pass Defense ...... 162.31 . . . .3rd ������������������ 1st at Central Florida prior to coming to Champaign-Urbana. Butkus is an Illinois alum who was working in the Passing Efficiency . . . . 123.49 . . . 85th ������������������8th NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, while Gilmore was retained from the previous Illini staff. Sacks Per Game ...... 3.15 . . . .6th ������������������ 1st Tackles For Loss ...... 7.92 . . . .4th ������������������ 1st ALWAYS COMPETING Sacks Allowed Per Game . . .2.77 . . .102nd ����������������10th Coach Beckman emphasizes competion in all aspects of the football program, whether it be on the field, MISCELLANEOUS RANKINGS in the classroom or out in the community. For winter workouts, the Illini went head-to-head in the Illinois CATEGORY ...... STAT . . . NCAA �����������Big Ten Football Competition League (IFCL) and also went head-to-head in activities like dodgeball and bowling, as Third-Down Conversions . . 42.27 . . . 46th ���������������T-4th well as weekly community service activities. Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. . .34.59 . . . 21st ����������������� 2nd First Downs ...... 19.31 . . . 78th ������������������8th Opponent First Downs . . . 15.77 . . . T-6th ������������������ 1st Penalty Yards Per Game . . .42.23 . . . 27th ������������������5th 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW Opponent Penalty Yds/Game . 41.5 ��������������������������������������10th Fourth-Down Conversions . .42.86 . . .T-91st ����������������12th KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL CHAMPIONS // 7-6 overall, 2-6 Big Ten (5th Leaders Division) Opponent 4th-Down Conv. . .56.25 . . .T-83rd ������������������7th Kickoff Coverage ...... 41.9 ������������������������������������105th SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Time of Possession . . . . .31:02 . . . 32nd ������������������4th • Illinois finished the 2011 season on high note, defeating UCLA, 20-14, in the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Red Zone Offense ...... 83.7 . . .T-45th ������������������7th Red Zone Defense . . . . . 71.8 . . T-22nd ���������������T-3rd to finish with a record of 7-6. The win, combined with the 38-14 win over Baylor in the 2010 Texas Bowl, gave the Illini bowl victories in back-to-back years for the first time in school history. NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-25) • The Illinois defense was dominating in 2011. The Illini finished the season ranked third nationally in pass CATEGORY ...... PLAYER . . STAT �����RANK defense (162.3 ypg), fourth in tackles for loss (7.9 per game), sixth in sacks (3.2 per game), seventh on Receptions/game ...... A.J. Jenkins . . 6.92 ������16th total defense (286.2 ypg) and 15th in scoring defense (19.6 ppg). Receiving Yards/game . . . . .A.J. Jenkins . .98.15 ������14th Sacks/game ...... W. Mercilus . . 1.23 �������� 1st • Consensus All-American led the nation in sacks (16.0), sacks per game (1.23) and Tackles for Loss/game . . . . .W. Mercilus . . 1.73 ������� 2nd forced (9). The nine forced fumbles were a Big Ten single-season record and the second-most in ...... J. Brown . . 1.63 ��������6th NCAA history, just one shy of the national record of 10. Forced Fumbles/game . . . . .W. Mercilus . . 0.69 �������� 1st • Mercilus’ 16 sacks tied ’s school record from 1994 and his 22.5 tackles for loss tied for the third-most in school history, just behind the UI mark of 23 shared by Rice (1994) and Mike Polosky (1991). BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-10) CATEGORY ...... PLAYER . . STAT �������RANK • Mercilus won the Hendricks Award as the nation’s top DE, becoming Illinois’ first major national award Passing Yards Per Game . .N. Scheelhaase . .162.3 ����������6th winner since 1995, and was named the Performance Awards National Defensive Player of Passing Efficiency . . . . N. Scheelhaase . .133.4 ����������7th the Year. He also was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, which goes to the nation’s top defensive player. Receptions Per Game . . . . .A.J. Jenkins . . .6.9 ���������� 1st • Mercilus was named a first-team All-American by nine different publications, including the Associated Receiving Yards Per Game . . .A.J. Jenkins . . 98.2 ��������� 2nd Press, Football Writers Association of America, Coaches Association and Walter Camp. Total Offense ...... N. Scheelhaase . .210.3 ����������8th He is Illinois’ first consensus All-American since J Leman in 2007. Scoring (kick) ...... D. Dimke . . .4.9 ��������10th • Biletnikoff Award semifinalist A.J. Jenkins led the Big Ten in receptions (90) and ranked among the nation’s Punt Return Average . . . . .R. Lankford . . .1.7 ����������7th All-Purpose ...... A.J. Jenkins . .106.2 ����������7th elite in both receiving yards per game (14th, Punting ...... J. DuVernois . . 38.3 ��������10th 98.2) and receptions per game (16th, 6.9). 2011 ILLINOIS SCOREBOARD Field Goals Per Game ...... D. Dimke . . 0.77 ����������9th • Sophomore LB Jonathan Brown was a monster Sept. 3 . . Arkansas State . . . . . W ������������������������33-15 Tackles per game ...... J. Brown . . .9.0 ����������6th during the second half of the season, totaling Sept. 10 . .South Dakota State . . . W ��������������������������56-3 Sacks Per Game ...... W. Mercilus . . 1.23 ���������� 1st 78 tackles, 13.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, two PBUs, one Sept. 17 . .#22/18 Arizona State . . . W ������������������������17-14 ...... M. Buchanan . . 0.58 ����������4th forced , two fumble recoveries and three Sept. 24 . .Western Michigan . . . . W ������������������������23-20 ...... J. Brown . . 0.50 �������T-6th hurries in the final seven games of 2011. He Oct. 1 . . .Northwestern (HC) . . . . W ������������������������38-35 Tackles For Loss Per Game . . .W. Mercilus . . 1.73 ���������� 1st ranked sixth in the nation and second in the Big Oct. 8 . . .@ Indiana ...... W ������������������������41-20 Oct. 15 . . Ohio State ...... L ����������������������������7-17 ...... J. Brown . . 1.62 ��������� 2nd Ten in TFLs per game (1.63)...... M. Buchanan . . 1.04 ����������9th Oct. 22 . . @ Purdue ...... L ��������������������������14-21 Passes Defended ...... T. Hawthorne . . 0.85 �������T-1st • Senior PK Derek Dimke missed just two kicks all Oct. 29 . . @ #21/19 Penn State . . L ����������������������������7-10 Nov. 12 . . #22/21 Michigan . . . . L ��������������������������14-31 ...... T. Hawthorne . . 0.23 �������T-8th season, nailing 10-of-12 field goals and all 34 Nov. 19 . . #15/13 Wisconsin . . . . L ��������������������������17-28 Fumbles Forced ...... W. Mercilus . . 0.69 ���������� 1st of his PATs in 2011. He finished his career as the Nov. 26 . . @ Minnesota ...... L ����������������������������7-27 Fumbles Recovered ...... J. Brown . . 0.17 �������T-7th most accurate kicker in Illinois history, making Dec. 31 . . vs. UCLA (Kraft Bowl) . . W ������������������������20-14 39-of-46 field goals (.848) and all 89 PATs he * Rankings are AP/Coaches Polls at time of game attempted during his UI career.

4 // 2011 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES ILLINI DEFENSE AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE DID YOU KNOW? The Illinois defense made huge improvements in 2010 after the arrival of defensive coordinator and continued to improve in 2011, becoming one of the nation’s top defensive units. With vicories in the 2010 Texas ILLINOIS’ DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN 2010 and 2011 Category 2009 (Nat’l Rank) 2010 (Nat’l Rank) 2011 (Nat’l Rank) Bowl (38-14 over Baylor) and Total Defense (ypg) 403.3 (91) 351.3 (38) 286.2 (7) 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (20- Passing Defense (ypg) 248.83 (100) 220.5 (61) 162.3 (3) Points Allowed (ppg) 30.2 (96) 23.5 (48) 19.6 (15) 14 over UCLA), the Illini won bowl Rushing Defense (ypg) 154.42 (76) 130.8 (32) 123.9 (26) games in back-to-back seasons Pass Efficiency Defense 142.77 (103) 128.6 (61) 117.9 (30) for the first time in school history. RECORDS FALL IN 2011 • Illinois broke the single-season school record for sacks in 2011. The Illini got to the 41 times on the season, breaking the old record of 40 held by the 2007 and 2001 teams. • The Illini also had 103 tackles for loss in 2011, the second-best in a season in school history behind only 2011 ILLINOIS TEAM AWARDS the school record of 107 in 1987. • Junior DE Whitney Mercilus’ 16 sacks not only led the NCAA, it also tied Simeon Rice’s UI single-season Most Valuable Player: Whitney Mercilus, DE Red Grange Award: Jack Cornell, OL sacks record, originally set in 1994. Most Improved Player: Jonathan Brown, LB • Mercilus came up just short of the UI single-season TFL record. He finished the season with 22.5 TFLs, just Rookie of the Year: Reilly O’Toole, QB & Donovonn Young, RB shy of the record of 23.0 that is shared by Rice (1995) and Mike Poloskey (1991). Sophomore LB Jonathan Brown finished the season ranked seventh on the list with 19.5 TFLs. Outstanding Position Awards Offensive Back: Nathan Scheelhaase, QB • Mercilus set new Big Ten and Illinois single-season records with nine forced fumbles in 2011. The total : A.J. Jenkins, WR is the second-highest in NCAA history, just behind ’s (Louisville) FBS record of 10 forced Offensive Lineman: Jeff Allen, OT fumbles from 2005. Defensive Lineman: Whitney Mercilus, DE Linebacker: Ian Thomas, LB • Senior WR A.J. Jenkins finished two yards short of David Williams’ single-season receiving yardage record Defensive Back: Tavon Wilson, CB of 1,278 yards from 1984. Jenkins finished with 1,276 receiving yards, second-most in UI history, and 90 Special Teams: Derek Dimke, PK & Jay Prosch, kick coverage catches, third-most in school history. • Senior PK Derek Dimke finished his career as Illinois’ all-time leader in both field goal and extra point ac- I BELIEVE Key Contributors Award: Fred Sykes, WR & Craig Wilson, DT curacy. He tops the UI record books in both categories, as his .848 career field goal accuracy (39-of-46) tops Peter Christofilakos’ old mark of .840, and his perfect 89-of-89 PAT mark joins Christofilakos (69-of-69) as Wright Commitment to Excellence Award: Trulon Henry, LB the only Illini to never miss a PAT (min. 65 attempts). Bruce Capel Award: Troy Pollard, RB Scholar-Athlete Award: Zach Becker, TE Service Above Self Award: Wisdom Onyegbule, DT ALL-AMERICAN BOYS Scout Team Players of the Year: Jeremy Whitlow, WR & Zeph Two Illini were named to All-America teams in 2011, while another was selected to a freshman All-America Grimes, DB team. Junior Whitney Mercilus was a unanimous consensus All-American after being named a 2011 Team Captains: Jack Cornell, OL; Trulon Henry, LB; Whitney Mercilus, DE; Nathan Scheelhaase, QB; Tavon Wilson, DB first-tea selection on nine different All-America teams (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, AFCA, CBSSports.com, ESPN. com, Phil Steele, SI.com, Yahoo.com). In addition, sophomore fullback Jay Prosch was named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly, while freshman tight end Jon Davis was a third-team Freshman All- RECORDS BROKEN IN 2011 American by Phil Steele and an honorable mention selection by College Football News. TEAM • Season QB Sacks: Illinois had 41 sacks on the season, break- ing the old mark of 40 shared by the 2001 and 2007 teams. SIX ILLINI NAMED ALL-BIG TEN Senior WR A.J. Jenkins and junior DE Whitney Mercilus earned first-team All-Big Ten honors by both the con- INDIVIDUAL ference coaches and media, junior BAN Michael Buchanan was a second-team selection by both the coaches • Career FG accuracy leader: Derek Dimke broke UI career FG and media, and senior OT Jeff Allen and sophomore LB Jonathan Brown earned second-team honors by the accuracy record, connecting on 39-of-46 FGs in his career media. Allen, Brown and senior LB Ian Thomas earned honorable mention honors by the coaches, senior CB (.848). The old record was held by Peter Christofilakos, who hit 84.0 percent of his kicks (21-of-25) from 1999-02. Tavon Wilson was named honorable mention by the media, and senior K Derek Dimke and junior CB Terry • Career PAT accuracy leader: Dimke also established a new Hawthorne earned honorable mention by both the coaches and media. UI career PAT accuracy record, going a perfect 89-of-89 in his career. Christofilakos is the only other Illini with at least 65 FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION attempts without a miss (69-of-69). A.J. Jenkins (both) Michael Buchanan (both) Derek Dimke (both) • Season QB Sacks: Whitney Mercilus had 16.0 sacks in 2011, Whitney Mercilus (both) Jeff Allen (media) Terry Hawthorne (both) tying Simeon Rice’s record set in 1994. Jonathan Brown (media) Jeff Allen (coaches) • Season Forced Fumbles: Whitney Mercilus forced nine Jonathan Brown (coaches) fumbles in 2011, shattering the old UI record of five shared Ian Thomas (coaches) by (1995) and Jeff Arneson (1992). Mercilus’ Tavon Wilson (media) total was also a Big Ten record and the second-best total in NCAA history. • Single-Game Receiving Yardage: A.J. Jenkings hauled in 12 CLASSROOM STANDOUTS catches for 268 yards in the Oct. 1 win over Northwestern, Eleven Fighting Illini were named Academic All-Big Ten for fall 2011. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes breaking the old single-game yardage record of 208 held by must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumula- David Williams (vs. Northwestern, 9/1/1984). tive grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The Illini honored were Jeff Allen (Sport Management), Zach Becker • Single-Game TD Receptions: Jenkins also had three touch- (Kinesiology), Derek Dimke (Finance), Justin Green (Sport Management), Spencer Harris (general curriculum), down receptions in the Northwestern game, tying the UI Michael Heitz (general curriculum), Jake Howe (Kinesiology), Jay Prosch (general curriculum), Tyler Sands single-game mark held by five others. (Psychology), Nathan Scheelhaase (Communication) and Austin Teitsma (Sport Management).

5 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES WHITNEY THE MERCILESS 2011 ILLINOIS HONORS • Junior DE Whitney Mercilus lived up to his name, leading the nation and setting school records in sacks (16) and forced fumbles (9) on his way to earning consensus First-Team All-America honors and National OL Jeff Allen Defensive Performance of the Year honors from the College Football Performance Awards. • Second-Team All-Big Ten (media) • Third-Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) • Mercilus forced a fumble in seven of Illinois’ last nine games in 2011. His nine forced fumbles on the sea- • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) son are UI and Big Ten single-season records, and finished one shy of the NCAA record of 10 by Louisville’s • Rotary Lombardi Award Semifinalist Elvis Dumervil. • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate • Outland Trophy Watch List • Mercilus’ nine forced fumbles were more than 19 FBS teams had in 2011, including Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl opponent UCLA (7) and teams Northwestern (8), Minnesota (8) and Nebraska (7). LB Houston Bates • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/5) • A finalist for the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player, Mercilus had more sacks in 2011 (16) than 14 FBS teams, including teams like Tennessee (15), UCLA (14) and Ole Miss (13) LB Jonathan Brown • Mercilus’ 22.5 tackles for loss led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally. Mercilus ranked third on the • Second-Team All-Big Ten (media, Phil Steele) • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) UI single-season TFLs list, just shy of the school record of 23 by Rice and Mike Polskey. • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/19) • Following his stellar junior campaign, Mercilus declared for the 2012 NFL Draft on Jan. 3, 2012, passing up his final year of eligibility at Illinois. BAN Michael Buchanan • Second-Team All-Big Ten (coaches, media, Phil Steele) WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU? TE Jon Davis • Third-Team Freshman All-American (Phil Steele) • Sophomore LB Jonathan Brown had a breakout season in 2011, leading the Big Ten in tackles for loss • Honorable Mention Freshman All-American (College Fooball News) (14.5) and ranking second in tackles (11.9 per game) in conference games. For the season, he led the Illini with 108 tackles, was sixth nationally and second in the Big Ten in TFLs per game (1.63). PK Derek Dimke • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) • The second-team All-Big Ten honoree ranked sixth in the Big Ten in sacks per game, with 0.50. • Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (9/26) • Brown had at least nine tackles in every Big Ten game he played in and went for double-digits in six of • Lou Groza Award Watch List seven conference games. He averaged 11.1 tackles and 1.9 TFLs in the last seven games. RB Jason Ford • Brown had a career-high 17 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks, against Ohio State on Oct. 15, mark- • Doak Walker Award Watch List ing the most tackles by an Illini in a game since Brit Miller tallied 17 on Nov. 8, 2008. DB Terry Hawthorne • Brown was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19 after a dominant performance in the upset • Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Defensive MVP win over Arizona State (7 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, one INT and one PBU). • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media)

WR A.J. Jenkins JENKINS MADE MOST OF SENIOR SEASON • Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist • First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, Phil Steele) • Biletnikoff Award semifinalist A.J. Jenkins led the Big Ten in receptions (90) and was second in receiving • CFPA National WR of the Week (10/10) yards per game (98.2), ranking in the top-20 nationally in both categories. • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/3) • Jenkins’ 90 catches rank third on the UI single-season list, behind only David Williams’ school-record 101 • CFPA National WR of the Week (10/3) catches in 1984 and Williams’ 92 grabs in 1985. Jenkins’ 1,276 yards are second behind only Williams’ DE Whitney Mercilus UI record of 1,278 in 1984. • Ted Hendricks National DE of the Year Award winner • Jenkins had 53.3 percent of Illinois’ receiving yards in 2011, the most in the nation by nine percent. Georgia • CFPA National Defensive Player of the Year • Bill Willis Defensive Lineman of the Year Award winner Tech’s Stephen Hill was second at 44.3 percent. • Consensus First-Team All-American (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, • Jenkins’ 268 yards against Northwestern on Oct. 1 shattered Williams’ UI single-game record of 208, and AFCA, CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, SI.com, Yahoo.com) was the third-most receiving yards in a Big Ten conference game and the fourth-most in all games in Big • Honorable Mention All-American (Pro Football Weekly) • First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, Phil Steele) Ten history. • Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist • Jenkins’ 328 all-purpose yards against NU were the third-most in school history, behind only Red Grange’s • Bednarik Award and Rotary Lombardi Award Semifinalist school-record 402 yards against Michigan on Oct. 18, 1924, and Mikel Leshoure’s 341 all-purpose yards • CFPA National Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/10) against Northwestern at on Nov. 20, 2010. FB Jay Prosch • Jenkins’ 450 combined receiving yards against Northwestern (268) and Indiana (182) in back-to-back • First-Team All-American (Pro Football Weekly) games marked the most receiving yards in a two-game span in Big Ten history.. QB Nathan Scheelhaase • Jenkins had four receptions of at least 60 yards in 2011, tied for the second-most in the nation behind only • Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Offensive MVP Washington State’s Marquess Wilson (five). • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award • Manning Award, Maxwell Award & Davey O’Brien Award Watch List • Jenkins and Scheelhaase were the most prolific QB-WR combo in the Big Ten in 2010 and 2011. The Illini • Big Ten Conference ‘Players to Watch’ List duo has connected 134 times, ahead of Michigan State’s and B.J. Cunningham (127).

DT Akeem Spence • NW Florida All Sports Association Collegiate Award winner NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP FOR SCHEELHAASE • Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy Watch List • Sophomore QB Nathan Scheelhaase made big improvements in 2011, upping his completion percentage Ian Thomas from 58.7 to 63.2 between his freshman and sophomore seasons. He also topped his 2010 totals in passing • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) yardage (1,825 to 2,110), passing efficiency (132.0 to 133.4) and rushing touchdowns (five to six). • Scheelhaase had three TD passes of 65-plus yards in 2011, all to WR A.J. Jenkins, which equals Juice DB Tavon Wilson • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) Williams’ single-season school-record total from 2006. • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/10) • Nearly 45 percent of Nathan Scheelhaase’s completions in 2011 went to Jenkins this season (81 of 184 – 44 • CFPA National Defensive Player & DB of the Week (10/10) percent), the second-highest percentage in the nation for any QB-WR duo behind Rutgers’ Chas Dodd and RB Donovonn Young (52.3). • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/26) • Scheelhaase had a career game against Northwestern on Oct. 1, throwing for 391 yards and three touch- downs while leading Illinois to victory after trailing by 18 in the third quarter. His one-yard TD plunge with 13 seconds left provided the winning points against the Wildcats.

6 // 2011 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES • After tossing four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first six starts of his career, Scheelhaase has 2011 PLAYERS OF THE GAME thrown 26 touchdowns and only nine interceptions since the midpoint of 2010. Following each Illini victory, the coaching staff names a • Scheelhaase was been outstanding in Illinois’ 14 wins since the beginning of the 2010 season, completing player of the game for each of the three phases. 188-of-280 passes (67.1 percent) for 2,427 yards, 21 TDs and five INTs for a 161.1 efficiency rating. He also has rushed for 959 yards on 203 carries (4.7 ypc) and six TDs in those 14 games. For comparison, GAME ...... OFFENSE Scheelhaase is 151-of-275 (54.9 percent) for 1,510 yards, nine TDs and 11 INTs for a 103.8 rating in Arkansas State . . . .A.J. Jenkins, WR Illinois’ 12 losses. South Dakota State . .Troy Pollard, RB Arizona State . . . . Hugh Thornton, OG Western Michigan . . Troy Pollard, DB ILLINOIS BOWL FACTS Northwestern . . . . A.J. Jenkins, WR • The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl win over UCLA, combined with the 38-14 win over Baylor in the 2010 Texas Indiana ...... Hugh Thornton, OG Bowl, gave Illinois bowl victories in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. UCLA ...... Nathan Scheelhaase, QB • The Kraft Bowl win also made the Illini sophomore, junior and senior classes the first Illinois players to win two bowl games in their Illini careers. Prior to this season, no group of players had won two bowl games GAME ...... DEFENSE during their career at Illinois. Arkansas State . . . .Trulon Henry, LB South Dakota State . .Ian Thomas, LB • With the back-to-back bowl appearances in 2010 (Texas Bowl) and 2011 (Kraft Bowl) marked the first time Arizona State . . . . Jonathan Brown, LB Illinois played in a bowl game in consecutive seasons since going to five straight from 1988-92. Western Michigan . . Terry Hawthorne, CB • With the Illini facing UCLA in San Francisco, the Kraft Bowl marked the fourth-straight bowl game where Northwestern . . . . Ian Thomas, LB Illinois faced an opponent in its home state. In 2010, Illinois faced Baylor in Houston at the Texas Bowl; Indiana ...... Whitney Mercilus, DE in 2008, it was USC in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl; and in 2002 the Orange and Blue faced LSU in New UCLA ...... Terry Hawthorne, DB Orleans in the Sugar Bowl.

GAME ...... SPECIAL TEAMS Arkansas State . . . .Jay Prosch, FB/kick coverage ILLINOIS BOWL HISTORY South Dakota State . .Ryan Lankford, PR The 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl marked the 17th bowl appearance in Illinois program history. The Illini are Arizona State . . . . Justin DuVernois, P 8-9 all-time when playing in bowl games. Western Michigan . . Derek Dimke, PK Jan. 1, 1947 Rose Bowl UCLA W, 45-14 Northwestern . . . . Derek Dimke, PK Jan. 1, 1952 Rose Bowl Stanford W, 40-7 Indiana ...... Zak Pedersen, LS Jan. 1, 1964 Rose Bowl Washington W, 17-7 UCLA ...... Ryan Lankford, P Dec. 29, 1982 Liberty Bowl Alabama L, 15-21 Jan. 2, 1984 Rose Bowl UCLA L, 9-45 2011 GAME CAPTAINS Dec. 31, 1985 Peach Bowl Army L, 29-31 Dec. 29, 1988 All-American Bowl Florida L, 10-14 The coaching staff designates different team captains for Jan. 1, 1990 Citrus Bowl Virginia W, 31-21 each game week throughout the season. Here is a list of this Jan. 1, 1991 Hall of Fame Clemson L, 0-30 year’s game captains: Dec. 31, 1991 John Hancock Bowl UCLA L, 3-6 ARKANSAS STATE – OL Jeff Allen, OL Jack Cornell, LB Trulon Dec. 30, 1992 Holiday Bowl Hawaii L, 17-27 Henry, DB Tavon Wilson Dec. 31, 1994 Liberty Bowl East Carolina W, 30-0 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – PK Derek Dimke, LB Trulon Henry, WR A.J. Dec. 30, 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl Virginia W, 63-21 Jenkins, C Graham Pocic Jan. 1, 2002 Sugar Bowl LSU L, 34-47 Jan. 1, 2008 Rose Bowl USC L, 17-49 ARIZONA STATE – OL Jeff Allen, OL Jack Cornell, LB Trulon Henry, Dec. 29, 2010 Texas Bowl Baylor W, 38-14 LB Ian Thomas Dec. 31, 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl UCLA W, 20-14 WESTERN MICHIGAN – OL Jeff Allen, LB Trulon Henry, DE Whitney Mercilus, QB Nathan Scheelhaase CARDIAC KIDS NORTHWESTERN – BAN Michael Buchanan, OL Jack Cornell, DE Illinois had six games decided by one score in 2011, going 4-2 in those games. The Illini had three consecu- Whitney Mercilus, QB Nathan Scheelhaase tive three-point wins against Arizona State, Western Michigan and Northwestern and also had a six-point win INDIANA – OL Jack Cornell, LB Trulon Henry, QB Nathan over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl along with two losses by one score, losing at Purdue by seven and Scheelhaase, LB Ian Thomas at Penn State by three. OHIO STATE – OL Jack Cornell, DE Whitney Mercilus, QB Nathan • The Illini overcame a 14-10 fourth-quarter deficit in the Sept. 17 win over No. 22 Arizona State. A 16-yard TD Scheelhaase, DB Tavon Wilson reception by A.J. Jenkins with 9:59 remaining gave Illinois the lead and then the defense took over, forcing four straight Brock Osweiler incompletions on ASU’s final drive to give the Illini a 17-14 win. PURDUE – OL Jeff Allen, DE Whitney Mercilus, QB Nathan Scheelhaase, LB Ian Thomas • Against Western Michigan on Sept. 24, a Derek Dimke field goal with 5:44 left broke a 20-20 tie. Then the defense did the job once again, holding the Broncos scoreless on two final drives to give Illinois a 23-20 win. PENN STATE – RB Jason Ford, LB Trulon Henry, DE Whitney • Illinois had to come from behind twice against Northwestern on Oct. 1. The Illini trailed 28-10 late in the Mercilus, QB Nathan Scheelhaase third before scoring 21 points in less than 12 minutes to take a 31-28 lead. After an Illinois defensive stop, MICHIGAN – OL Jack Cornell, LB Trulon Henry, QB Nathan the offense fumbled and NU scored to go up 35-31 with 1:15 left. This time, the offense stepped up with a Scheelhaase, DB Tavon Wilson 69-yard TD drive, capped by one-yard Nathan Scheelhaase QB sneak with 13 seconds left to give the Illini WISCONSIN – BAN Michael Buchanan, DE Whitney Mercilus, QB the win. Nathan Scheelhaase • At Purdue on Oct. 22, the Illini fell behind 21-0 before scoring 14 fourth-quarter points to get within seven. MINNESOTA – OL Jeff Allen, OL Jack Cornell, LB Ian Thomas, DB However, Illinois’ onside kick attempt in the final minutes was recovered by the Boilers to seal the 21-14 win. Tavon Wilson • Illinois was in control most of the way in a snowy game at Penn State, but a Nittany Lion TD with 1:08 UCLA – OL Jack Cornell, DE Whitney Mercilus, QB Nathan remaining gave the hosts a 10-7 lead. The Illini proceeded to march 58 yards on eight plays to get in position Scheelhaase, DB Tavon Wilson to tie the game, but Derek Dimke’s game-tying 42-yard field goal hit the right upright and bounced back toward the field as time expired.

7 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES • Illinois trailed UCLA 7-3 at halftime of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, but the Illini took control in the second CAREER STARTS LIST (returning players) half thanks to a 39-yard pick-six by Terry Hawthorne late in the third quarter and a 60-yard TD catch and PLAYER . . . . . ’12 .’11 .’10 . ’09 . ’08 ������ TOT run by A.J. Jenkins in the fourth quarter that gave Illinois a 20-7 lead. The Bruins scored a late TD to pull within six, but Illinois recovered the onside kick to seal their second bowl victory in as many years. Pocic, Graham ...... 13 .13 . .0 . -- ��������26 Scheelhaase, Nathan . . . . .13 .13 . .-- . -- ��������26 Spence, Akeem ...... 13 .13 . .-- . -- ��������26 MORE ON THE ILLINI DEFENSE Thornton, Hugh ...... 10 . 8 . .7 . -- ��������25 • In the Kraft Bowl, the Illini limited UCLA to only 18 rushing yards, 219 total yards and 14 first downs. Buchanan, Michael . . . . .12 . 8 . .0 . -- ��������20 • Illinois held five opponents under 100 yards passing in 2011, including four Big Ten teams (Ohio State, Green, Justin ...... 5 .13 . .0 . -- ��������18 Penn State, Wisconsin and Minnesota), and also held five opponents under 100 yards rushing, including three under 50 (South Dakota State, Western Michigan and UCLA). Hawthorne, Terry ...... 11 . 1 . .5 . -- ��������17 • Illinois gave up only 11 scores and 65 total points after 28 turnovers in 2011 (eight TDs, three FGs). Since Wilson, Evan ...... 4 .11 . .-- . -- ��������15 the start of 2010, the Illini have held opponents to 90 points (nine TDs, nine FGs) following 44 turnovers. Hull, Steve ...... 11 . 1 . .-- . -- ��������12 • CB Terry Hawthorne turned the tide of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl with his 39-yard return for Brown, Jonathan ...... 11 . 0 . .-- . -- ��������11 TD late in the third quarter that gave Illinois a 10-7 lead. It was the second pick-six of Hawthorne’s career Foster, Glenn ...... 11 . 0 . .0 . -- ��������11 (Minnesota, 2009). In the home finale vs. Wisconsin on Nov. 19, Hawthorne had a career-high 15 tackles Millines, Darius ...... 8 . 3 . .-- . -- ��������11 and forced a fumble. For the season, Hawthorne led the team in interceptions (3) and passes defended (11). Sanni, Supo ...... 11 . -- . .0 . .0 ��������11 • Senior DB Tavon Wilson was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and CFPA National Defensive Player of Harris, Spencer ...... 9 . 1 . .-- . -- ��������10 the Week after a big performance at Indiana on Oct. 8. Wilson returned a fumble 66 yards for a TD against Heitz, Michael ...... 9 . -- . .-- . -- ����������9 the Hoosiers and also had a team-high 11 tackles, including nine solos, a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss, Lankford, Ryan ...... 5 . 1 . .-- . -- ����������6 one sack and one pass break-up in the game. For the season, Wilson ranked third on the team in tackles (81) Williams, Ashante ...... 3 . 0 . .2 . -- ����������5 and added 6.5 TFLs, seven passes defended, one interception and two fumble recoveries. Cvijanovic, Simon ...... 4 . -- . .-- . -- ����������4 • For the Nov. 19 Senior Day game against Wisconsin, Wilson donned Trulon Henry’s No. 9 jersey instead of Ramsey, Jack ...... 0 . 1 . .3 . -- ����������4 his usual No. 3. Henry was shot in the hand in an off-campus incident on Nov. 13, meaning he would not be Staples, Justin ...... 1 . 3 . .0 . -- ����������4 able to play in his final home game. Wilson wore Henry’s jersey in a show of support for his longtime friend Nixon-Youman, Patrick . . . . .3 . 0 . .0 . -- ����������3 and teammate. Bates, Houston ...... 2 . -- . .-- . -- ����������2 • Senior linebacker Ian Thomas was back to the familiar role of middle linebacker for the 2011 season, rank- ing second on the Illini with 85 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and three QB hurries. Playing in the middle Becker, Zach ...... 1 . 1 . .0 . .0 ����������2 wasn’t new for Thomas, as he led the team in tackles as the MLB in 2009 before moving to weak-side Davis, Jon ...... 2 . -- . .-- . -- ����������2 linebacker for the 2010 season. Hill, Alex ...... 2 . -- . .-- . -- ����������2 • Junior DT Glenn Foster’s interception in the Arizona State game was the first of his career. It also was the Sands, Tyler ...... 1 . -- . .1 . -- ����������2 first interception by an Illini lineman since Doug Pilcher on Sept. 12, 2009, against Illinois State. LaCosse, Matt ...... 1 . -- . .-- . -- ����������1 • The Illinois defense came up big in the upset of No. 22 Arizona State with 12 TFLs, six sacks and three Lattimore, Justin ...... 0 . 1 . .-- . -- ����������1 takeaways, while allowing just 14 points. A week after the Illini held them to 14 points, the Sun Devils put Viliunas, Eddie ...... 1 . 0 . .-- . -- ����������1 up 43 points on USC. ASU is averaged 35 ppg in its other 12 games of 2011. Young, Donovonn ...... 1 . -- . .-- . -- ����������1

-- = Redshirted/did not play/not on squad; 0 = Played, didn’t start OFFENSIVE NOTES • Illinois was one of a handful of teams in the nation with at least three scoring drives of 95+ yards. Illinois had scoring drives of 95 (vs. Arkansas State), 95 (vs. Northwestern) and 97 (at Indiana) in 2011. The Illini also had one 90 yard TD drive for a total of four 90+ scoring touchdown drives. • For the second year in a row, an Illini broke an individual program record against Northwestern. In 2010, RB Mikel Leshoure ran for an Illinois record 330 yards in the Illini win at Wrigley Field. This season, WR A.J. 2011 FIRST DOWN PRODUCTION Jenkins had a school-record 268 receiving yards in Illinois’ win over the ’Cats. • Freshman tight end Jon Davis had five catches for 53 yards against Wisconsin, both career highs. He Player ...... Run . . Pass . . Rec ������Total emerged during the second half of the season, hauling in 19 of his 22 receptions in the last seven games Nathan Scheelhaase . . .42 . . . 88 . . . 0 ����������130 to earn third-team freshman All-America and first-team freshman All-Big Ten honors. A.J. Jenkins ...... 1 . . . 0 . . .54 ����������55 Jason Ford ...... 31 . . . 0 . . . 7 ������������38 • While Illinois’ rushing offense remained strong, the Illini are did it by committee in 2011 rather than relying Donovonn Young . . . . 21 . . . 0 . . . 1 ������������22 on one dominant runner like in 2007 (Rashard Mendenhall) and 2010 (Mikel Leshoure). Four different Illini Troy Pollard ...... 19 . . . 0 . . . 0 ������������19 rushed for over 450 rushing yards in 2011, with no one going over 625 yards. Reilly O’Toole ...... 3 . . . 16 . . . 0 ������������19 • Senior RB Jason Ford finished his UI career with 26 rushing TDs, ranking second in Illinois history, five Spencer Harris ...... 0 . . . 0 . . .13 ����������13 behind Howard Griffith’s UI record of 31. Ford finished 16th on the UI career rushing list (1,962 yards). Jon Davis ...... 0 . . . 0 . . .11 ����������11 • Senior RB Troy Pollard averaged 7.20 yards per carry, the 12th-highest per-carry average in the nation and Darius Millines ...... 0 . . . 0 . . .10 ����������10 the best in the Big Ten by nearly a yard (, 6.26 ypc). Josh Ferguson ...... 4 . . . 0 . . . 1 ��������������5 • True-freshman RB Donovonn Young was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after running for 100 yards Ryan Lankford ...... 0 . . . 0 . . . 4 ��������������4 on 12 carries (8.3 ypc) against Western Michigan on Sept. 24, including a 14-yard TD run. He also ran for Eddie Viliunas ...... 0 . . . 0 . . . 3 ��������������3 two touchdowns against Wisconsin on Nov. 19. Evan Wilson ...... 0 . . . 0 . . . 3 ��������������3 Jake Kumerow ...... 0 . . . 0 . . . 1 ��������������1 • True-freshman QB Reilly O’Toole got his feet wet in 2011, seeing action in 10 games alongside starter Matt LaCosse ...... 0 . . . 0 . . . 1 ��������������1 Nathan Scheelhaase. O’Toole completed 60 percent of his passes for 270 yards in a complementary role. Miles Osei ...... 1 . . . 0 . . . 0 ��������������1 • Weak-side Jeff Allen anchored the Illini offensive line for the fourth year in a row, earning second- Jay Prosch ...... 1 . . . 0 . . . 0 ��������������1 team All-Big Ten honors. Allen started every game since the fourth game of his freshman season, giving him a team-high 47 consecutive starts, tied for the third-most in school history behind only school-record holders Ryan McDonald and Tim Simpson, who both had 48 career starts.

8 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES • With Allen as the anchor, most of the offensive line was loaded with experience. Junior weak-side G Hugh 2011 ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS Thornton, junior C Graham Pocic and senior strong-side G Jack Cornell were returning starters from a team that led the Big Ten in rushing in 2010. The only new part in 2011 was the strong-side tackle spot, COACHES FIRST TEAM COACHES SECOND TEAM where redshirt freshmen Michael Heitz and Simon Cvijanovic split time. Heitz started the first eight games QB Russell Wilson, WIS Kirk Cousins, MSU and the bowl game, with Cvijanovic earning starts in the last four regular season contests. RB , NEB Marcus Coker, IOWA RB MONTEE BALL, WIS Silas Redd, PSU WR A.J. Jenkins, ILL B.J. Cunningham, MSU THE SPECIAL TEAMS WR Marvin McNutt, IOWA Nick Toon, WIS • Senior PK Derek Dimke made 10-of-12 FG attempts and all 34 PATs in 2011. For his career, Dimke hit C , MICH Mike Caputo, NEB* Mike Brewster, OSU* 39-of-46 field goals (.848), which ranks first on the Illinois career list. Dimke was a perfect 89-of-89 on G Joel Foreman, MSU Adam Gettis, IOWA extra points in his career, making him one of only two players in Illinois history to be perfect (65+ attempts). G , WIS Travis Frederick, WIS • Dimke also handled kickoff duties for the Illini in 2011. He had 16 touchbacks in 57 kickoffs and had a T , IOWA Taylor Lewan, MICH 62.1-yard average in 2011. In 2010, he booted 22 touchbacks and had a 62.0 average on 79 kickoffs. T Josh Oglesby, WIS Mike Adams, OSU TE Drake Dunsmore, NU Brian Linthicum, MSU • True-freshman Justin DuVernois took over punting duties after the loss of 2010 first-team All-Big Ten punter K Brett Maher, NEB Carson Wiggs, PUR Anthony Santella to graduation. He punted 53 times for a 38.3-yard average on the season, including a long of 66, 15 fair catches and 17 inside the 20, and also had one free kick for 49 yards following a safety. DL Whitney Mercilus, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL* DuVernois was one of just 10 true-freshman starting punters in the nation in 2011. DL , MSU Mike Daniels, IOWA* DL , OSU Mike Martin, MICH* • Sophomore WR Ryan Lankford also saw some time at punter and as the primary punt returner for most of DL , PSU William Gholston, MSU* the season. A rugby-style punter, Lankford kicked 19 times for an average of 39.4 yards, including seven Jack Crawford, PSU* 50+ yarders with a long of 59. He had a career game in the Kraft Bowl, averaging 46.0 yards on five punts, Kawann Short, PUR* including two over 50 and two inside the 20. Lankford also returned 19 punts for a total of 33 yards, becom- LB Lavonte David, NEB Max Bullough, MSU LB Gerald Hodges, PSU Andrew Sweat, OSU ing the first Illinois player since Bob Bess in 1969 to both punt and return a punt in the same season. LB Chris Borland, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS • Sophomore Tim Russell took over holding duties for 2011 with the graduation of Santella. DB Shaun Prater, IOWA Isaiah Lewis, MSU • Junior Zak Pedersen completed his second year handling long snapping duties for the Fighting Illini. He DB Johnny Adams, MSU C.J. Barnett, OSU DB Alfonzo Dennard, NEB Nick Sukay, PSU earned a scholarship prior to this season after serving three years as a walk-on. DB Aaron Henry, WIS Ricardo Allen, PUR P Brett Maher, NEB Cody Webster, PUR MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES Illinois Honorable Mention: Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown, Derek • Illinois started the season 6-0, the program’s best start in 60 years, and was one of the first bowl-eligible Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas teams in the nation. Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke, MICH • The Oct. 29 game at Penn State marked the first time Illinois saw measurable snowfall during a game since * - Additional honorees due to tie CAPS - unanimous selection Nov. 18, 2000, at Northwestern. • Six Fighting Illini were recognized on Phil Steele’s Midseason All-America teams, including first-team DE MEDIA FIRST TEAM MEDIA SECOND TEAM Whitney Mercilus. WR A.J. Jenkins was named to Steele’s second team, OT Jeff Allen to the third team and QB Russell Wilson, WIS Denard Robinson, MICH DB Tavon Wilson to the fourth team. QB Nathan Scheelhaase and C Graham Pocic were both named honor- RB Rex Burkhead, NEB Marcus Coker, IOWA able mention All-Americans by Steele. RB MONTEE BALL, WIS Silas Redd, PSU WR A.J. Jenkins, ILL B.J. Cunningham, MSU • Illinois started the 2011 season with five straight home games and had eight total home games this season WR Marvin McNutt, IOWA Jeremy Ebert, NU for the first time in the Memorial Stadium era and first time since 1903, when the Illini played nine home C Peter Konz, WIS David Molk, MICH games. The Illini have an all-time record of 252-212-14 at Memorial Stadium through the 2011 season. G Joel Foreman, MSU Spencer Long, NEB G Kevin Zeitler, WIS Travis Frederick, WIS • With only 64 penalties for 549 yards on the season, the Illini ranked 30th nationally in fewest penalties per T Riley Reiff, IOWA Jeff Allen, ILL game (4.9) and 27th nationally in fewest penalty yards per game (42.2). The Illini were penalty-free against T Josh Oglesby, WIS Mike Adams, OSU Arkansas State, the first time in 18 years that the Illini played a game with being flagged. TE Drake Dunsmore, NU Jacob Pedersen, WIS • Illinois’ win over Arizona State on Sept. 17 marked the program’s first victory over an AP-ranked opponent K Brett Maher, NEB Anthony Fera, PSU since topping No. 1 Ohio State on Nov. 10, 2007. The Illini had dropped nine straight games to ranked teams DL Whitney Mercilus, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL* prior to that game. It also was the Illini’s first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since beating No. DL Jerel Worthy, MSU Broderick Binns, IOWA* 25 Louisville, 34-10, on Sept. 22, 2001. DL Devon Still, PSU Mike Martin, MICH* • Illinois’ 53-point margin of victory against South Dakota State on Sept. 10 was its largest since 1944, when DL Kawann Short, PUR William Gholston, MSU* John Simon, OSU* the Illini defeated Illinois-Normal (Illinois State), 79-6. Illinois’ 56 points were its most at home since 2002, LB Lavonte David, NEB Jonathan Brown, ILL when the Illini scored 59 against Arkansas State. LB Chris Borland, WIS Denicos Allen, MSU LB Mike Taylor, WIS Gerald Hodges, PSU DB Trenton Robinson, MSU Micah Hyde, IOWA FIRST TIME ILLINI DB Alfonzo Dennard, NEB Johnny Adams, MSU A total of 26 Illini have made their Fighting Illini debuts in 2011. The list includes nine true-freshmen, 12 DB Brian Peters, NU Isaiah Lewis, MSU redshirt-freshmen, one transfer, three sophomores and one senior. DB Antonio Fenelus, WIS Nick Sukay, PSU P Brett Maher, NEB Cody Webster, PUR • True-freshmen that played: LB Ralph Cooper, CB Valdon Cooper, TE Jon Davis, LB Henry Dickinson, P Justin DuVernois, RB Josh Ferguson, TE Matt LaCosse, QB Reilly O’Toole and RB Donovonn Young. Illinois Honorable Mention: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Tavon Wilson • Redshirt-freshmen that played: LB Houston Bates, OL Simon Cvijanovic, RB Ean Days, OL Michael Heitz, OL Alex Hill, DT Jake Howe, WR Jake Kumerow, WR Fritz Rock, DL Austin Teitsma, LB Earnest Thomas, WR Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year: Montee Ball, WIS Anthony Williams and DL DeJazz Woods. Nagurski-Woodson D. Player of the Year: Devon Still, PSU Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year: Braxton Miller, OSU • Sophomores that debuted in 2011: OL Jake Feldmeyer, DB Kaeman Mitchell and holder Tim Russell. Dave McClain Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke, MICH • Upperclassmen that debuted in 2011: WR Brandon Clear, a four-year transfer from Clemson, has played in every game and senior walk-on RB Ronald Stewart got in late in the win over South Dakota State, getting his * - Additional honorees due to tie first career carry on the final play of the game. CAPS - unanimous selection

9 // 2011 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES HEAD COACH TIM BECKMAN TIM BECKMAN HEAD FOOTBALL COACH First Season // Findlay, 1988

Tim Beckman was named the 23rd head football Cowboys went 7-6, including a win over Indiana in the coordinator from 1990-95. Beckman then served as coach at the University of Illinois by director of ath- Insight Bowl. the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator letics Mike Thomas on Dec, 9, 2011. Beckman came at Elon College from 1996-97 before moving on to to Illinois after three years as head coach at Toledo, At Ohio State, Beckman mentored the Buckeye cor- Bowling Green. where he led the Rockets to two bowl appearances nerbacks. During his stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes and a Mid-American Conference West Division co- were 22-3 and played in two BCS bowl games. Along Beckman started his collegiate playing career at championship. the way, he coached six All-Big Ten defensive backs Kentucky but transferred to Findlay and excelled under and five future NFL players. His final game as a Hall of Fame head coach Dick Strahm. A 1988 gradu- Beckman engineered an impressive turnaround at coach with Ohio State was the 2007 BCS National ate of Findlay, Beckman majored in physical educa- Toledo in his three years at the helm after inheriting Championship Game against Florida, where Beckman tion and lettered in 1984 and 1985 on Oiler teams a team that went 3-9 in 2008. The Rockets improved faced his former boss from his days at Bowling Green, that qualified for the NAIA playoffs both seasons. to 5-7 in 2009 before going 8-5 with a 7-1 record in . Prior to that, he attended Forest Park High School in the MAC, and a berth in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Beaumont, Texas, for two years before completing high in 2010. Toledo posted an 8-4 record this season, At Bowling Green, Beckman was a three-time nominee school at Berea (Ohio) High School near Cleveland. including another 7-1 MAC record, a share of the MAC for the Frank , presented annually to West Division title and a berth in the Military Bowl. In the nation’s top assistant coach. He was a finalist for Beckman is a native of Berea, Ohio. He and his wife, the last two seasons, Beckman has compiled a 14-2 the Broyles Award in 2001 and College Football News Kim, have three children: Tyler (20), Lindsay (18), and record in MAC games, second-best in the conference named him one of the country’s top defensive coordi- Alex (14). Tyler is a sophomore quarterback at the over that span. nators. During his stay at Bowling Green, the Falcons , while Lindsay is a freshman at won two bowl games, a MAC East division title and Toledo. He has learned under some of the finest coaches in finished ranked in the national polls in 2003. America, including , Urban Meyer, and . When he guided the Rockets to an 8-4 Beckman began his coaching career in 1988 as a regular-season record and a bowl appearance in 2010, graduate assistant at Auburn, where he earned his it was UT’s first since 2005. In addition, his last two master’s degree in education. His first full-time recruiting classes have been widely praised, earning coaching job came at Western Carolina, where he a No. 1 ranking among MAC teams by Rivals.com in coached the secondary and served as recruiting both seasons after landing two of the three four-star prospects signed by conference schools. THE BECKMAN FILE Beckman sent a pair of Toledo players to the NFL in defensive back Barry Church and receiver Stephen BECKMAN’S COACHING EXPERIENCE Williams in 2010, and had three players earn first- 2011- Illinois (Head Coach) team All-MAC honors in 2011, including Eric Page, 2009-11 Toledo (Head Coach) who earned first-team honors as a receiver, kick 2007-08 Oklahoma State (Defensive Coordinator) returner and punt returner. 2005-06 Ohio State (Cornerbacks) 1998-04 Bowling Green (Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach) Before accepting Toledo’s head coaching position, 1996-97 Elon (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator) Beckman had 21 years of experience as an assistant 1990-95 W. Carolina (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator) coach. He served as the defensive coordinator at 1988-89 Auburn (Graduate Assistant) Oklahoma State (2007-08), the cornerbacks coach at Ohio State (2005-06), the defensive coordinator/ assistant head coach at Bowling Green (1998-2004), BECKMAN’S HEAD COACHING RECORD the defensive coordinator at Elon (1996-97), the YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF. (FINISH) BOWL FINAL POLLS secondary coach/recruiting coordinator at Western 2009 TOLEDO 5-7 3-5 (4th MAC West) --- NR/NR Carolina (1990-95) and as a graduate assistant at 2010 TOLEDO 8-5 7-1 (2nd MAC West) Little Caesars NR/NR Auburn (1988- 89). 2011 TOLEDO 8-4 7-1 (T-1st MAC West) Military NR/NR Beckman’s two seasons as the defensive coordinator TOTAL 3 YEARS 21-16 17-7 3 BOWLS at Oklahoma State were successful, as the Cowboys Polls listed as AP/Coaches posted a 16-10 record, including a 9-4 mark in 2008 and an appearance in the Holiday Bowl. In 2007, the

10 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES

High School: Named LHSAA 5A Defensive Player of the Year, All- Personal: Full given name is Zachary Matthew Becker … Born 37 AUSTIN ABNER State and New Orleans All-Metro in 2009 … Rated a three-star June 18, 1991 … Majoring in kinesiology … Son of William and DB, 6-0, 195, r-FR. prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and an All-Region Marla Becker. FORT THOMAS, KY. / HIGHLANDS selection by Rivals.com … Led team to 10-2 record and a District title in 2009 … Racked up 12 sacks and 16 TFLs as a senior CAREER HIGHS 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Receptions: 1, twice (last vs. Indiana, 10/23/10) at defensive end … St. Paul’s advanced to state quarterfinals Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 High School: All-State selection at linebacker in 2010 … All- twice and won two District championships during Bates’ career Receiving Touchdowns: 1 at Wisconsin, 10/25/08 … High school coach was Ken Sears … Also played baseball and Long Reception: 7 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 conference in 2009 and 2010 … High school team, Highlands, Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/09 won Kentucky 5A State championship all four years … Selected ran track in high school. Kickoff Return Yards: 31 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/09 for the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Game … High school coach Long Return: 19 vs. Northwestern, 11/14/09 Personal: Full name is William Houston Bates … Son of John Special Teams Tackles: 2, twice (last at Cincinnati, 11/27/09) was Dale Mueller. and Fran Heaton … Born Dec. 20, 1990 … Majoring in com- RECEIVING STATISTICS Personal: Full given name is Austin Victor Abner … Son of Jim munity health … Chose Illinois over LSU, Colorado and Ole Miss YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG among others. 2008 11 1 2 2.0 0.2 1 2 and Vicki Abner … Born on Nov. 30, 1992 … Lists his father 2009 12 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -- as the most influential person in his athletic career … Favorite 2010 3 1 7 7.0 2.3 0 7 athlete is … Biggest thrill is being under the lights, CAREER HIGHS 2011 2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -- Tackles: 7 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 TOTAL 28 2 9 4.5 0.4 1 7 playing in a big football game … Enrolled in general curriculum. Solos: 7 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 TFL: 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 KICK RETURN STATISTICS Sacks: 1 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG QBH: 1 vs. Arizona State, 9/17/11 2009 4 50 12.5 0 19 2010 0 0 0.0 0 - DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2011 0 0 0.0 0 - 56 SHAWN AFRYL YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR TOTAL 4 50 12.5 0 19 OL, 6-3, 310 , SO. 2011 13 13 10 23 2.0-7 1.0-6 0-0 0 0-1 BECKER GAME-BY-GAME SKOKIE, ILL. / NILES WEST BATES GAME-BY-GAME 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YD PBU FF-FR ARK ST 0-0 0 - 0-0 0 - 2011: Member of UI squad. ARK ST 4 1 5 2.0-7 1.0-6 0 0 0-1 SDSU 0-0 0 - 0-0 0 - SDSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 ASU DNP - Injured 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Enrolled at Illinois in ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WMU DNP - Injured WMU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 January 2010 and participated in 2010 spring drills. NU DNP - Injured NU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND DNP - Injured IND 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU DNP - Injured High School: A three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com … OSU 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR DNP - Injured Rated the 16th-best offensive guard nationally by Scout.com … PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU DNP - Injured Ranked the 37th-best offensive guard nationally by Rivals.com PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MICH DNP - Injured MICH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS DNP - Injured … Rated the 18th-best prospect in the state of Illinois … Named WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN DNP - Injured a Top Offensive Lineman by MaxPreps.com … Allowed only one MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 UCLA* DNP - Injured UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl sack in 131 pass attempts as a senior … PrepStar All-Midwest *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Region … Recorded 35 tackles and one sack as a senior on the 2010 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG defensive line … High school coach was Curtis Tate. MU DNP - Injured SIU DNP - Injured Personal: Son of Sue and Al Afryl … Majoring in political science NIU DNP - Injured 41 ZACH BECKER OSU DNP - Injured … Born on Jan. 26, 1992 … Chose Illinois over Indiana, Purdue FB/TE, 6-3, 250, SR. @PSU DNP - Injured and Iowa. @MSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 HOMER, ILL. / ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN IND 0-0 0 0 1-7 0 7 PUR 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2011: Broke his leg against South Dakota State, the second game @MICH DNP - Injured MINN DNP - Injured of the season, and missed the rest of the season … Played tight NW DNP - Injured 85 DREW ANDERSON end against Arkansas State and recorded one special teams @FS DNP - Injured tackle ... Received the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award at the annual BU* DNP - Injured TE, 6-7, 245, r-FR. *Texas Bowl ROCKFORD, ILL. / ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN postseason banquet with a 3.83 G.P.A in kinesiology ... Academic 2009 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG All-Big Ten honoree. MU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. ISU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 2010: Played in only three games in 2010 because of injuries @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- High School: Four-year letter winner in football and basketball … Missed first five games of the season with a foot injury and PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- … Also an all-conference basketball player … High school coach MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- missed the final five games after re-aggravating the injury in @IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- was Kirk Heidelberg. early November … Started at tight end against Indiana, securing @PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- one reception for a career-high seven yards … Earned the team’s MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- Personal: Son of Kevin and Amy Anderson … Born on Sept. 30, @MINN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 1992 … Majoring in biology … Lists high school football coach, Scholar-Athlete Award with a 3.83 GPA in kinesiology. NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- @CIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- Kirk Heidelberg, as the biggest influence in his athletic career 2009: Played in all 12 games at fullback, tight end and on special FS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- because, “He kept pushing me.” … Favorite athlete is Braylon teams … Recorded eight special teams tackles and returned 2008 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG Edwards. four kickoffs for a total of 50 yards on the season … Earned the EIU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- ULL 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence during the 2009-10 @PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- academic year. @MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- MINN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 2008: Played in 11 games on special teams and at fullback as IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 30 HOUSTON BATES @WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-2 1 2 LB, 6-3, 240, SO. a walk-on true-freshman … Caught a two-yard touchdown pass IOWA 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- at Wisconsin, his only catch of the season … Recorded five @WMU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- COVINGTON, LA. / ST. PAUL’S OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- special teams tackles, including a season-high of two against @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/5/11) Eastern Illinois.

2011: Played in all 13 games, making two starts ... Had 23 tack- High School: Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors at les, 2.0 TFLs and one sack on the season ... Posted a career-high linebacker as a junior and senior … Academic All-State in seven tackles in win over Indiana ... Named Big Ten Freshman of football … Holds multiple school records on defense … Was the Week after posting five tackles, two TFLs, one sack, a fumble All-Conference at forward in basketball in 2008 … Also All-Area recovery against Arkansas State. and All-Conference in baseball as both a pitcher and shortstop … Earned 10 varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball … 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. High school coach was Dick Duval.

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1.5 TFLs, a half-sack, one interception and one forced fumble … 55 CHRIS BOLES Tallied five tackles, a half-sack and first career forced fumble in 99 MICHAEL BUCHANAN OL, 6-4, 325, r-FR. Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Tied team high with a career-best DL, 6-6, 240, SR. TOLEDO, OHIO / CENTRAL CATHOLIC eight tackles, including five solos and first career TFL, in win over HOMEWOOD, ILL. / HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR Purdue … Returned the first interception of his career 66 yards 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. • Second-Team All-Big Ten (coaches / media) for a touchdown in win over Indiana … Aided the Illini defense • Second-Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) High School: A three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... in holding Penn State’s offense to under 70 yards rushing … High school coach was Greg Dempsey ... Was first-team All-NW Made his first career appearance in win over Southern Illinois, 2011: Named Second-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media District selection as an offensive guard in 2010 ... Second-team recording five tackles. ... Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts ... Second on the All-Ohio Division II choice by AP in 2010 ... Rated one of the Top team with 7.5 sacks and also had 64 tackles, 13.5 TFLs and four High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Named to 50 players in the state of Ohio ... Ranked as No. 8 offensive line- hurries on the season ... Had four tackles, one sack and recovered The Memphis Commercial Appeal “Best of the Preps” team man in state of Ohio by ScoutingOhio.com ... Played on both lines a fumble in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … Named to the Tennessee in high school ... Helped Central Catholic to an 8-2 record and ... Recorded five tackles and a half-sack against Minnesota ... Football Coaches Association All-State team … Rated the ninth- second round of Division II playoffs in 2009... Played in the 2010 Posted four tackles and one TFL against Wisconsin ... Recorded best prospect in the state of Tennessee … 2009 All-Metro team NUC All-World Gridiron Classic game ... All-Midwest choice by five tackles and a half-TFL against Michigan ... Posted seven … A three-star recruit by Scout.com … Rated the 24th-best SuperPrep and PrepStar ... High school coach was Greg Dempsey. tackles and a sack against Penn State ... Posted eight tackles, linebacker by Rivals.com … Tennessee Sports Writers Association 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack against Ohio State ... Recorded a career- Personal: The son of Veronica Joshaway and Citris Boles Sr. ... 2009 All-State Team … Registered 96 tackles, 12 for loss, three high 10 tackles along with three TFLs in win over Northwestern ... Born March 14, 1993 ... Chose Illinois over Wisconsin, Cincinnati, sacks, two passes broken up and one interception as a senior … Posted five tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFLs, forced a fumble and three Memphis, Miami (Ohio), Syracuse and Toledo. Rushed for 678 yards and 12 touchdowns … Ranked the 40th- QB hurries against Western Michigan ... Recorded four tackles, best linebacker by Scout.com … Touchdown Club of Memphis including a career-best 1.5 sacks and a QB hurry in the win over Defensive 2009 Player of the Year … Recorded a 350 bench press Arizona State ... Tallied a sack and two tackles against South and 300 power clean … High school coach was Kevin Locastro. 29 PETER BONAHOOM Dakota State. Personal: Son of Candace Kinley and Rod Brown … Born June WR, 6-2, 200, r-FR. 2010: Played in 11 games, including eight starts at the bandit 22, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Plans to ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. / PROSPECT position … Totaled 40 tackles on the season, including 5.5 TFLs, study sports medicine … Chose Illinois over Ole Miss, Arkansas, 2.0 sacks, two PBUs, two hurries and one fumble recovery … Had Memphis, Kentucky, Texas Tech and Mississippi State. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one QB hurry and a half-sack in Texas Bowl High School: Earned All-State honors in 2010 … Three-time all- CAREER HIGHS win over Baylor … Posted four tackles and a career-high two TFLs area selection … Rushed for a school-record 353 yards in a game Tackles: 17 vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11 at Fresno State … Had five tackles, including a career-best four Solos: 9 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 solos, and a half-sack, at Michigan … Recorded first career sack in high school … Earned seven varsity letters, four in football QB Sack: 1.5, twice (last vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11) and three in baseball … High school coach was Brent Pearlman. TFL: 4.0 vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11 against Michigan State … Tallied a career-high seven tackles INT: 1, twice (last vs. Arizona State, 9/17/11) against Ohio State … Sat out the Northern Illinois and Southern Personal: Full name is Peter Lawrence Bonahoom … Son of INT Return Yards: 66 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 Illinois games due to a suspension … Made first career start in Richard Bonahoom and Jane Bonahoom … Born on Nov. 4, 1992 Touchdown: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 Forced Fumble: 1, twice (last time vs. Penn State, 10/29/11) season opener against Missouri. … Majoring in political science … Plans to attend law school Forced Recovery: 1 vs. Penn State, 10/29/11 after graduating. PBU: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 2009: Played in 10 games, recording a quarterback hurry and DEFENSIVE STATISTICS pass break up against Illinois State. YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR 2010 12 17 14 31 1.5-5 0.5-4 1-66 0 1-0 High School: Member of the Champaign News-Gazette All-State 2011 12 46 62 108 19.5-63 6.0-19 1-0 4 1-2 team … A four-star recruit by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 45 JONATHAN BROWN TOTAL 24 63 76 141 21.0-68 6.5-32 2-66 4 2-2 14 defensive end nationally by Rivals.com … Posted over 100 LB, 6-1, 235, JR. BROWN GAME-BY-GAME tackles, 15 TFLs and five sacks in just nine games as a senior … MEMPHIS, TENN. / CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YDS INT-YD PBU FF-FR ARK ST 2 4 6 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Had 75 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior … PrepStar All-Midwest team … Named the No. 52 defensive end nationally by Scout.com • Second-Team All-Big Ten (media) / Honorable Mention (coaches) SDSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 ASU 3 4 7 3.5-12 1.5-5 1-0 1 0-0 … Ranked as the No. 59 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep • Second-Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) WMU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Ranked as a top-100 defensive end by ESPNU … High school • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/19) NU 3 8 11 1.5-6 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND DNP - Suspended coach was Kenneth Smith … Also a member of the Homewood- 2011: Named second team All-Big Ten by the media and eas an OSU 8 9 17 2.5-12 1.5-11 0-0 0 0-0 Flossmoor basketball team. PUR 5 6 11 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 honorable mention selection by the coaches ... Ranked sixth in the PSU 3 8 11 2.5-7 1.0-5 0-0 2 1-1 Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1991 … Son of Michael Buchanan Sr., nation in TFLs with 1.63 per game ... Led the Big Ten in TFLs in MICH 2 7 9 3.0-8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WIS 5 5 10 4.0-13 1.0-3 0-0 0 0-1 and Lolita Jordan … Majoring in communication …High school conference games with 2.07 per game ... Named the team’s Most MINN 9 5 14 0.5-0 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 teammate of fellow Illini Supo Sanni … Chose Illinois over Purdue Improved Player at the annual postseason banquet ... Played in 12 UCLA* 3 3 6 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and Vanderbilt. games, making 11 starts at outside linebacker ... Led team with *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 108 tackles and had 19.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, four pass break-ups, 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS INT-YD PBU FF-FR CAREER HIGHS three hurries, two fumble recoveries, one interception and one MU DNP Tackles: 10 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 forced fumble on the season ... Notched six tackles, a half-TFL SIU 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Solos: 6 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 NIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 TFL: 3 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 and a QB hurry in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger OSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 QB Sack: 1.5 vs. Arizona State, 9/17/11 Bowl ... Recorded 14 tackles, including a career-high nine solos, @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 QB Hurries: 3 vs Western Michigan, 9/24/11 @MSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 along with a half-sack against Minnesota ... Had 10 tackles, a PBU: 1, four times (last vs. Indiana, 10/8/11) IND 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1-66 0 0-0 Fumble Recovery: 1, three times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) career-high 4.0 TFLs, a 28-yard fumble return, one sack and one PUR 5 3 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 QB hurry against Wisconsin ... Recorded nine tackles, 3 TFLs and @MICH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS MINN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR one QB hurry against Michigan ... Led Illinois with 11 tackles, 2.5 NW 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2009 10 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0 @FS 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 TFLs, one sack, two PBUs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery 2010 11 18 22 40 5.5-22 2.0-14 2 2 0-1 BU* 2 3 5 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0 1-0 2011 13 27 37 64 13.5-72 7.5-40 1 4 1-1 against Penn State ... Had a team-high 11 tackles and a half-TFL *Texas Bowl against Purdue ... Notched a career-high 17 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and TOTAL 34 45 59 104 19.0-94 9.5-54 4 7 1-2 1.5 sacks against Ohio State, the most tackles by an Illini since BUCHANAN GAME-BY-GAME 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH FF-FR 2008 ... Led the team with 11 tackles against Northwestern ... ARK ST 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after posting seven SDSU 1 1 2 1-10 1.0-10 0 0-0 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and intercepting a pass against ASU 7 3 10 1.5-5 1.5-5 1 0-0 WMU 3 2 5 1.5-7 1.0-7 3 1-0 Arizona State ... Made first career start against Arkansas State, NU 6 4 10 3.0-6 1.0-2 0 0-0 recording six tackles and one TFL. IND 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0 8 8 1.5-6 0.5-2 0 0-0 2010: Played in 12 games as a true freshman, totaling 31 tackles, PUR 3 1 4 1.0-3 0-0 0 0-0 12 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES

PSU 3 4 7 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 Reggie Kennedy. MICH 0 5 5 0.5-2 0-0 0 0-0 3 JON DAVIS WIS 2 2 4 1.0-19 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Son of Ralph Cooper Sr., and Cathy Cooper … Goes MINN 3 2 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0-0 TE, 6-3, 230, SO. by Ralph or “Coop” … Born on Feb. 6, 1993 … Enrolled in the UCLA* 2 2 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 0-1 LOUISVILLE, KY. / MIDDLETON EASTERN *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl general curriculum … Lists as his favorite athlete 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR because of his undying passion for the game … Dedicated Beta • Third-Team Freshman All-American (Phil Steele) MU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Club member … Chose Illinois over Georgia Tech. • Honorable Mention Freshman All-American (CF News) SIU DNP NIU DNP 2011: Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele ... Played OSU 3 4 7 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 CAREER HIGHS @PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Tackles: 2 vs. South Dakota State (9/10/11) in all 13 games as a true-freshman, making two starts ... Third on @MSU 3 0 3 1-7 1-7 0 0-0 TFL: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State (9/10/11) the team with 22 receptions on the season for 187 yards and one IND 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS touchdown ... Had one catch in Illinois’ Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl PUR 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR victory ... Recorded five catches for 53 yards, both career highs, @MICH 4 1 5 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0-0 2011 3 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 against Wisconsin ... Posted four receptions for 28 yards against NW 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 R. COOPER GAME-BY-GAME Michigan ... Posted four receptions for 28 yards against Purdue @FS 2 2 4 2-6 0-0 0 0-0 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR BU* 2 3 5 1.5-5 0.5-3 1 0-0 ARK ST DNP ... Recorded three receptions for 37 yards against Ohio State ... *Texas Bowl SDSU 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 Had a three-yard TD catch, the first of his career, in victory over ASU DNP 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR WMU DNP Indiana ... Recorded first career catch for five yards in win over MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NU DNP ISU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 South Dakota State ... Made Illini debut in season-opener against IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Arkansas State. OSU DNP MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR DNP @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: Four-star prospect by Scout.com … No. 7 tight PSU DNP @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MICH DNP end prospect in the nation by Scout.com … Top-ranked player in MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WIS DNP @MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Kentucky by Scout.com … Ranked in the ESPNU Top 150 as No. MINN DNP NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 138 … A PrepStar All-American as a tight end … Rushed for @CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 934 yards (averaging 14 yards per carry) and 16 TDs, and had 24 catches for 334 yards and two TDs … In his career, he ran for 1,742 yards (averaging 9 yards per carry) and had 93 receptions 68 SIMON CVIJANOVIC for 1,273 yards and 13 TDs … Member of the Lexington Herald- 6 DARRIUS CALDWELL Leader Class of the Commonwealth … Second-team all-state OL, 6-5, 285, SO. DL, 6-5, 210, r-FR. pick by the Louisville Courier-Journal … High school coach was ATLANTA, GA. / MAYS CLEVELAND, OHIO / BENEDICTINE Ken Whalen … No. 3 on Rivals.com’s Kentucky Top 30 list … Also 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. 2011: Played in eight games, starting at strong-side tackle won three letters in basketball. against Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota ... High School: Rated a four-star recruit by ESPNU and Scout.com Personal: Full name is Jonathan A. Davis … Goes by Jon … Helped the Illini to 301 total yards and 149 rushing yards against and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … All-Dixie The son of Reggie and Juanette Davis … Born on Sept. 9, 1992 SuperPrep Wisconsin ... Started at strong-side tackle against Michigan ... Region selection … All-Southeast Region by … High … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Has three siblings, all PrepStar Made first career start at strong-side tackle against Penn State school coach was Dominic Calloway … MVP of the 2011 Metro of whom played college athletics … His favorite athlete is Tony ... Played most of the game at strong-side tackle at Purdue ... Atlanta All-Star game... Selected as one of Georgia’s Fab 50 Gonzalez, “best TE ever.” … Hobbies include video games and Played the entire second half at weak-side tackle against Western recruits by the … Honorable men- basketball … The most influential person on Davis’s athletic Atlanta Journal-Constitution Michigan, helping Illinois to 296 rushing yards and 463 total tion Class AAAA All-State … Selected No. 27 on Rivals.com’s career is his father, for putting the helmet on his head … Chose yards ... Made his Illini debut in win over South Dakota State. Georgia Top 30 list. Illinois over Kentucky, Purdue, Oregon and Louisville. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. CAREER HIGHS Personal: Full name is Darrius Ze’Andre Caldwell … The son of Receptions: 5 vs. Wisconsin (11/19/11) Tuesday Caldwell and the late Corey Lundy … Born on Feb. 9, High School: Two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout. Receiving Yards: 53 vs. Wisconsin (11/19/11) 1993 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Plans to major in com … PrepStar All-Midwest Region … High school coach was Long Reception: 18 vs. Wisconsin (11/19/11) psychology … Lists Deion Sanders as his favorite athlete because Art Bortnik. RECEIVING STATISTICS he played with confidence … Plans to become a high school YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG Personal: Son of Anne Marie and Frank Cvijanovic … Born on 2011 13 22 187 8.5 14.4 1 18 football coach after finishing school … was his June 30, 1992 … Majoring in kinesiology … Chose Illinois over Fighting Illini hero growing up … Chose Illinois over Georgia Tech, DAVIS GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) Toledo, Ohio and Bowling Green. 2011 REC YDS TD LG Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina and West Virginia. ARK ST 0 0 0 -- SDSU 1 5 0 5 ASU 0 0 0 -- WMU 1 9 0 9 7 HAYDEN DANIELS NU 0 0 0 0 42 RALPH COOPER IND 1 3 1 3 WR, 6-4, 185, r-FR. OSU 3 37 0 17 LB, 6-1, 230, SO. NAPERVILLE, ILL. / NAPERVILLE CENTRAL PUR 4 28 0 9 WINNSBORO, S.C. / FAIRFIELD CENTRAL PSU 1 16 0 16 MICH 4 28 0 11 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. WIS 5 53 0 18 2011: Played three games on the season in a reserve role, recoring MINN 1 8 0 8 three tackles and a half-TFL on the season ... Had one solo tackle High School: Two-time DuPage Valley All-Conference selection … UCLA* 1 0 0 0 against Indiana ... Saw first action as an Illini in win over South Two-time letterwinner in football, basketball and track … Earned *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Dakota State, recording two tackles and a half-TFL. academic all-state honors in football his junior and senior years … High school coach was Mike Stone. High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Ranked as one of the Top 30 players in South Carolina … Selected to play in the Personal: Full name is Hayden Christiansen Daniels … Son of 32 EAN DAYS Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Earned second-team All-State Jerry and Bridget Daniels … Born on May 9, 1993 … Majoring RB, 5-11, 205, SO. honors as a linebacker … SuperPrep All-Mid Atlantic selection in kinesiology … Has three siblings, all of whom played college KINGSLAND, GA. / CAMDEN COUNTY … All-Atlantic Region selection by PrepStar … Helped Griffins athletics … Brother, Owen, played football at Wisconsin and plays 2011: Moved to running back during 2011 spring practice … to 12-2 record in 2010, finishing as the Class 3-AAA Upper State for the … Sister, Meredith, played water polo for Member of UI squad. runner-up … Only two losses came to the state champions … Brown … Brother, Harrison, plays football at Princeton and is Totaled 154 tackles (14.0 avg) in 2010 … Ranked as South entering his senior year … Plans on attending chiropractic school 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season while practicing as a safety. Carolina’s leading tackler in total tackles and fourth in sacks after graduation … Chose Illinois over Central Michigan, Miami High School: Earned All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal with 0.7 per game … Had 120 tackles with six sacks and three (Ohio) and Buffalo. Constitution … Rushed for 1,367 yards and averaged 24 yards interceptions as a junior in 2009 … High school coach was per kickoff return as a senior … Helped lead his high school

13 // 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING NOTES 2012 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // SPRING NOTES team to the Georgia 3-AAAAA state championship and a 13-2 final record … Team was ranked 12th in the nation by MaxPreps.com 48 HENRY DICKINSON 60 TONY DURKIN … High school coach was Jeff Herron. LB, 6-4, 215, SO. OL, 6-3, 275, r-FR. MEMPHIS, TENN. / MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY HS TINLEY PARK, ILL. / ANDREW Personal: Lives with his guardian, Ella Sears … Born on Oct. 26, 1990 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose Illinois over 2011: Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... Posted 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Georgia Tech, Indiana, Central Florida and Vanderbilt. one tackle against Penn State, Ohio State, Indiana, Western High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Ranked among Michigan and Arizona State ... Saw first career action against the top 26 prospects in the state of Illinois and one of the top 12 South Dakota State, recording three tackles and a half-TFL. centers in the nation by Scout … PrepStar and SuperPrep All- High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com and ESPN … Midwest selection … First-team all-conference as a junior and 8 BRANDON DENMARK Two-star recruit by Scout.com … Won Mr. senior … First-team All-Area by the Southtown Star newspaper BAN, 6-4, 225, JR. Football Lineman of the Year Award for Division 2-AA, the same … Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune … No. 26 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. / JAMES RICKARDS award won by current Illini linebacker Jonathan Brown in 2009 prospect on Rivals.com’s Illinois postseason Top 30 list … Also 2011: Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams ... Had six … Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II an all-conference performer in baseball … High school football tackles on the season ... Tallied a career-high four tackles against All-State team … One of five captains selected by his teammates coach was Jim Zimmer … Was high school teammates with fellow South Dakota State. … Registered 116 tackles, 12 for loss, forced four fumbles, had Illini newcomer Chris O’Connor. four interceptions and blocked one kick in 2010 … Played in the Personal: Full name is Anthony William Durkin … Son of Michelle 2010: Played in 10 games on the season, totaling five tackles and AutoZone Liberty High School All-Star game in Memphis … One of and Dan Durkin … Born on Nov. 12, 1992 … Enrolled in the 2.0 TFLs … Had a career-high two solo tackles and one TFL in five finalists for the Tennessee Defensive Best of the Preps award general curriculum … Hobbies include playing video games, Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Tallied two tackles at Fresno State … Helped lead Owls to perfect 13-0 record and state title in 2009, hanging out with friends and singing … Names his dad as the … Recorded his first career tackle and TFL in win over Southern finishing among nation’s Top 10 teams … Also a starter and most influential person on his athletic career … Chose Illinois Illinois … Made Illinois debut in season opener vs. Missouri. captain for the lacrosse team and played high school basketball over Minnesota, Arizona, Cincinnati and Northern Illinois. High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Posted more … High school football coach was Bobby Alston. than 50 tackles with seven sacks and forced five fumbles as a Personal: Full name is Henry Thompson Dickinson … Son senior … Earned Florida Times Union’s Baker’s Dozen by position of Chelsey and David Porteous … Born on June 6, 1992 … honors … All-Big Bend second team … Recorded 85 tackles, six Enrolled in the general curriculum … Secretary/treasurer of 18 JUSTIN DUVERNOIS sacks and four forced fumbles in 2008 … Also caught two passes the student council in high school … Participated in the Civic P, 6-1, 190, SO. for 115 yards and scored twice as a junior … High school coach Service Organization … Chose Illinois over Ole Miss and Southern PLANTATION, FLA. / ST. THOMAS AQUINAS was Rudy Hubbard. Mississippi. 2011: One of 10 true-freshman starting punters in the nation Personal: Son of Stanley and Timbre Denmark … Enrolled in the CAREER HIGHS in 2011 ... Played and started in 11 games on the season ... general curriculum … Born on May 31, 1992 … Chose Illinois Tackles: 3 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 Averaged 38.3 yards per kick on 53 punts in 2011, including 17 over Arkansas. Solos: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 TFL: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 inside the 20 and three over 50 ... Set career-high 374 total yards CAREER HIGHS on nine punts for an average of 41.6 yards per punt with a long of DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles: 4 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 61 against Michigan ... Punted nine times for an average of 38.0 Solos: 2, twice (last vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11) YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR TFL: 1, twice (last vs. Baylor, 12/29/10) 2011 11 1 7 8 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 yards and three inside the 20 at Penn State ... Had four of eight DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DICKINSON GAME-BY-GAME punts land inside the 20 against Purdue ... Had six punts for a YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YDS INT-YD PBU FF-FR 38.3 average, including a career-long of 66 yards and three inside ARK ST DNP 2010 10 4 1 5 2-8 0-0 0-0 0 the 20, against Ohio State ... Punted six times for a 37.7 average, 2011 10 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 SDSU 1 2 3 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 20 7 4 11 2-8 0-0 0-0 0 ASU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 including three inside the 20, in win over Indiana ... Posted five WMU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 punts for an average of 41.6 yards against Arizona State ... Made DENMARK GAME-BY-GAME NU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 his Illini debut with three punts for an average of 37.7 yards and 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS PBU FF-FR OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 had a free kick for 49 yards against Arkansas State. PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 SDSU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ASU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: First-team All-Broward County in 2010 … Kicked MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WMU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and punted in Broward/Dade Counties All-Star Game … Averaged NU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN DNP IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 39.7 yards per punt as a senior … 11 of his 29 punts were downed UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 inside the 20 yard line … Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to Florida *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 5A state championships and national high school championships PSU DNP MICH DNP in 2008 and 2010 … Had a 71-yard punt in the state title game MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 in 2010 … All-Southeast Region selection by PrepStar … High UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 12 PATRICK DUNN school coach was George Smith. PK, 5-9, 175, SO. Personal: The son of Michelle and Dennis DuVernois … Born on 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD PBU FF-FR CLARENDON HILLS, ILL. / NAZARETH ACADEMY MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Nov. 25, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chosen to SIU 1 0 1 1-5 0-0 0 0-0 Broward County All-Star Academic Team … Attended NIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Member of UI squad. OSU DNP XLII (Patriots vs. Giants) … Favorite athlete is Donovan McNabb @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a walk- … Chose Illinois over Kansas, Syracuse and Miami (Fla.). @MSU DNP on prior to the 2010 season. IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 CAREER HIGHS PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Three-time varsity letterwinner in football … Named High School: Punts: 9, twice (last time vs. Michigan, 11/12/11) @MICH DNP all conference in East Suburban Catholic … Named all-area by MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Yardage: 374 vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Suburban Life … Lettered in lacrosse in 2009 and 2010 … High Average: 41.6, twice (last time vs. Michigan, 11/12/11) Long Punt: 66 vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11 @FS 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 school football coach was Tim Racki. BU* 2 0 2 1-3 0-0 0 0-0 Inside 20: 4 vs. Purdue, 10/22/11 Touchbacks: 1, twice (last time vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11) *Texas Bowl Personal: Full name is Patrick Dixon Dunn … Son of Bob and Kelley Dunn … Born on April 21, 1992 … Majoring in economics. PUNTING STATISTICS YEAR G NO YDS AVG TB FC I20 50+ LG 2011 11 53 2,029 38.3 3 15 17 3 66 DUVERNOIS GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING 2011 NO YDS AVG LG BK TB FC 50+ I20 ARK ST 3 113 37.7 40 0 0 1 0 0 SDSU 2 70 35.0 38 0 0 1 0 0 ASU 5 208 41.6 48 0 0 3 0 1 WMU 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 NU 3 117 39.0 47 0 0 0 0 1

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IND 6 226 37.7 49 0 1 1 0 3 FERGUSON GAME-BY-GAME 2010: Played in all 13 games and registered 10 tackles, 1.5 OSU 6 230 38.3 66 0 1 2 1 3 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG TFLs and 1.0 sack on the season … Recorded a career-high two PUR 8 280 35.0 44 0 0 2 0 4 ARK ST 6-15 0 10 1-4 0 4 PSU 9 342 38.0 47 0 1 3 0 3 SDSU 8-37 0 13 1-10 0 10 tackles in win over Indiana … Tallied first career TFL and sack in MICH 9 374 41.6 61 0 0 0 2 1 ASU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 win at Penn State … Recorded his first career tackle in win over WIS 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 0 0 1 WMU DNP - Injured Southern Illinois. MINN DNP NU DNP - Injured UCLA* DNP IND DNP - Injured 2009: Played in three games but did not record any statistics. *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl OSU DNP - Injured PUR DNP - Injured PSU DNP - Injured 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. MICH DNP - Injured WIS DNP - Injured High School: Ranked the 12th-best recruit in the state of Illinois 67 JAKE FELDMEYER MINN DNP - Injured by Rivals.com … Named to the Champaign News-Gazette OL, 6-4, 280, JR. UCLA* DNP - Injured Special Mention All-State team … Rated the No. 14 weakside *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl CENTERVILLE, OHIO / CENTERVILLE defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com … PrepStar Magazine All-American … SuperPrep All-American … Recorded 44 tackles, 2011: Saw the first playing time of his career against South including six for a loss of 43 yards, despite an injury-shortened Dakota State. 75 PAT FLAVIN senior season … Named to the Midwest Hot 100 list by Scout.com 2010: Member of UI squad. OL, 6-7, 260, r-FR. … Listed as the No. 47 defensive end in the country by Scout.com LISLE, ILL. / BENET ACADEMY … High school coach was Frank Lenti. 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Personal: Son of Sabrina and Glenn Foster … Born on May 31, High School: Earned honorable mention All-State honors … 1990 … Majoring in sociology … Chose Illinois over Nebraska, PrepStar All-Midwest Team … Garnered accolades for first team High School: A three-star recruit and rated one of the top 10 Michigan State and Colorado. All-Southwest Ohio … Named to the Dayton Daily News All-State recruits in Illinois by Rivals.com … Ranked among top 30 first-team … First-team All-Great Western Ohio Conference offensive tackles in the nation by Rivals … All-Midwest choice Complete bio information can be found in the 2011 Record … Was team captain as a senior … Named to Ohio Varsity by SuperPrep and PrepStar … Chicago Tribune second-team Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Magazine’s Top-10 interior lineman … High school coach was All-State pick … All-conference selection as a junior and senior CAREER HIGHS Ron Ullery. … All-area selection as a junior and senior … Earned all-state Tackles: 7 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 recognition as a junior and senior … No. 11 on Rivals.com’s Solos: 3, three times (last vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11) Personal: Son of Teresa and Brian Feldmeyer … Majoring in busi- TFL: 1.5, three times (last vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11) Illinois Postseason Top 30 list … Also All-Conference and All- ness … Born on Dec. 21, 1990 … Had a 3.83 high school GPA … QB Sack: 1 at Penn State, 10/9/10 Area performer in track and field … High school football coach PBU: 2 vs. Penn State, 10/29/11 Three-year Scholar-Athlete … Scored a 31 on his ACT. was Pat New. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH Personal: Full name is Patrick Michael Flavin … Son of Karen 2009 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 and Michael Flavin … Born on Sept. 7, 1992 … Majoring in 2010 13 3 7 10 1.5-11 1-10 0 2011 13 10 22 32 4.0-7 0.5-2 0 6 JOSH FERGUSON political science … Plans to attend law school after gradua- TOTAL 29 13 29 42 5.5-18 1.5-12 0 tion … Chose Illinois over Oregon, Arizona, Baylor, Boise State, RB, 5-10, 180, r-FR. FOSTER GAME-BY-GAME NAPERVILLE, ILL. / JOLIET CATHOLIC California, Louisville, Kentucky, North Carolina State and Purdue 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR among others. ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2011: Played in the first three games before suffering a hamstring SDSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 injury and missing the last 10 games of the season ... Had a ASU 0 3 3 1.0-3 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 WMU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 career-high eight carries for 38 yards and one catch for 10 yards NU 0 4 4 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 in win over South Dakota State ... Made his Illini debut against IND 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 NICK FORZLEY OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Arkansas State, gaining 15 yards on six carries and catching one DB, 5-9, 180, SO. PUR 3 3 6 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 pass for four yards. PSU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 LEMONT, ILL. / LEMONT MICH 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Chicago WIS 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Member of UI squad. MINN 3 4 7 1.5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 first-team All-State selection … 2011: Tribune Chicago Sun-Times UCLA* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 All-Area selection … MVP of the East Suburban Catholic League 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a walk- *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl … Joliet Herald News Co-MVP and Player of the Year in 2010 … on prior to the 2010 season. 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 5A All- High School: Honorable mention All-Conference selection … MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 State … Carried 145 times for 1,868 yards (12.9 yards per carry) SIU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Played in two state title games (2007, 2008) … High school and 25 touchdowns for a team that reached the Class 5A quar- NIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 coach was Eric Michaelsen … Also lettered in basketball. OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 terfinals and was the 2009 5A state runner-up … Champaign @PSU 1 0 1 1-10 1-10 0 0-0 News-Gazette All-State special mention selection … All-Midwest Personal: Full name is Nicholas Samuel Forzley … Son of Sam @MSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 selection by PrepStar … High school coach was Dan Sharp. and Michelle Forzley … Born on Oct. 23, 1991 … Has three PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 sisters … Majoring in interdisciplinary health. @MICH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Son of Danielle and Collin Ferguson … Born on May MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 23, 1993 … Honor roll student all four years of high school … NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Favorite athlete is LaMichael James … Majoring in kinesiology … @FS 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 BU* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Chose Illinois over Air Force, Ball State, East Carolina, Memphis, 47 GLENN FOSTER *Texas Bowl Ohio and Toledo. 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR DL, 6-4, 260, SR. MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Complete bio information can be found in the 2011 Record CHICAGO, ILL. / MT. CARMEL ISU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts at defensive CAREER HIGHS tackle ... Tallied 32 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, a half sack, three PBUs and Carries: 8 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 had one interception on the season ... Recorded a career-high Rushing Yards: 38 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 Long Run: 13 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 seven tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, against Minnesota ... Posted 84 JORDAN FRYSINGER Receptions: 1, twice (last vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11) three tackles along with a career-high two PBUs against Penn Receiving Yards: 10 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 WR, 6-0, 180, r-FR. Long Reception: 10 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 State ... Recorded six tackles and posted 0.5 TFL against Purdue CORNING, N.Y. / CORNING ... Posted a career-high three solo tackles in victory over Indiana ... RUSHING STATISTICS 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG Recorded four tackles, along with 0.5 TFLs, against Northwestern 2011 3 14 52 3.7 17.3 0 13 ... Posted three tackles, grabbed an INT and had one TFL against High School: A two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Semifinalist for RECEIVING STATISTICS Arizona State ... Recorded one PBU in his first career start during New York’s Gatorade Player of the Year … First-team Class AA YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG season-opener against Arkansas State. 2011 3 2 14 7.0 4.7 0 10 all-state selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association

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… Rushed for 1,385 yards and 27 touchdowns on only 90 carries, on the season … Had a career-best eight carries for 25 yards MU 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 SIU 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 an average of 15.4 yards per carry … Scored a total of 32 touch- and caught one pass for five yards against No. 5 Cincinnati … NIU 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 downs, with three coming on returns of his six interceptions … Had a two-yard touchdown run in Illinois’ win over Minnesota … OSU 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Nineteen of his TDs covered 30 or more yards … In his three-year Rushed for 56 yards on seven carries against Illinois State, scor- @PSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 high school career, Frysinger ran for 3,940 yards on 343 attempts ing his first career touchdown … Made his college debut against IND 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and scored 74 touchdowns … Helped Corning to a 9-1 record and Missouri with one carry and one reception. PUR 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 Section 4 Class AA championship in the inaugural season for the @MICH 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 High School: Ranked No. 82 on the Rivals.com top-100 list … MINN 6 4 10 0.5-2 0-0 0 0-0 team … Previously, Corning East and Corning West had separate NW 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Ranked No. 83 on PrepStar’s Dream Team … Helped lead high football teams … Was a second-team Class A all-state pick as @FS 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 school to the 6A semifinals in 2008 … Recorded 155 carries BU* 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 a running back at Corning East in 2009 … Rated as one of the for 1,069 yards, while also catching 18 passes for 272 yards in *Texas Bowl top high school lacrosse players in the nation with an offer to play 2008 … Scored 21 touchdowns as a senior … Named to the EA GREEN GAME-BY-GAME (OFFENSE) that sport at Johns Hopkins … Rated one of the top 15 players in Sports All-America team … SuperPrep All-American … Named 2009 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG state of New York by SuperPrep … Averaged 10.6 yards a carry as MU 1-(1) 0 0 1-6 0 6 first-team All-State by the Associated Press … Ranked the top a junior in 2009 … High school coach was Tim Hughes. ISU 7-56 1 22 1-4 0 4 player in the state of Kentucky by ESPNU … Posted 2,000 all- @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- Personal: Son of Sharon and Charles Frysinger … Born on Sept. purpose yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior … Rated the No. MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- 23, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Won nine var- 1 player in the state of Kentucky by SuperPrep … Listed as the @IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- sity letters in high school, three in football, four in lacrosse and 19th-best athlete in the nation by ESPNU … Earned second-team @PUR 1-5 0 5 0-0 0 -- MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- two in track … Favorite athlete is Matt Ryan … Person who most All-America honors by MaxPreps … Played in the U.S. Army All- @MINN 1-2 1 2 0-0 0 -- influenced his athletic career is his grandfather. American game … A four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout. NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -- com … Listed on the Super Southeast @CIN 8-25 0 9 1-5 0 5 Mobile Press Register’s FS 1-1 0 1 0-0 0 - 120 team … Named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern team … Rated the ninth-best nationally by Rivals.com … GREEN GAME-BY-GAME (KICK RETURN) 2010 NO YDS TD LONG 28 TA’JARVIS FULLER Ranked the 23rd-best cornerback by Scout.com … Timed at a MU 0 0 0 0 4.4 40-yard dash … Two-time Kentucky state champion in the SIU 1 19 0 19 DB, 6-1, 190, FR. NIU 0 0 0 0 FORT MEYERS, FLA. / DUNBAR 100 meters with a 10.6 performance … Also won the 200-meter OSU 0 0 0 0 dash as a junior with a 22.0 mark … High school coach was @PSU 0 0 0 0 2012: Early enrollee will practice with team in Spring 2012. Bob Redman. @MSU 0 0 0 0 IND 0 0 0 0 High School: A three-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com PUR 0 0 0 0 Personal: Born on Feb. 26, 1991 … Son of William and Linda @MICH 0 0 0 0 ... 2012 Parade All-American ... Ranked the No. 44 outside line- Green … Majoring in sport management … Brother, Marcus, MINN 0 0 0 0 backer prospect in the nation by ESPNU ... Named a Florida Class played defensive line at Ohio State from 2002-05 … Chose NW 0 0 0 0 @FS 0 0 0 0 4A All-State selection in 2011 ... Named the Fort Myers News- Illinois over Ohio State, Alabama, Kentucky and Clemson. Press 2011 Defensive Player of the Year ... Totaled 166 tackles, six sacks, seven PBUs, five forced fumbles and two interceptions in CAREER HIGHS 2011 ... Named MVP of the South team in the John Carrigan Rotary Tackles: 10 vs. Minnesota, 11/13/10 Solos: 6 vs. Minnesota, 11/13/10 57 KEVIN GRIFFIN South All-Star Classic. PBU: 2, twice (last time vs. Penn State, 10/29/11) TFL: 0.5 vs. Minnesota, 11/13/10 OL, 6-2, 260, SO. Personal: The son of Shanika Idlette and Tyrone Fuller ... Born Nov. Carries: 8 at Cincinnati, 11/27/09 ORLAND PARK, ILL. / CARL SANDBURG 16, 1993 ... Chose Illinois over Wisconsin, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Rushing Yards: 56 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/09 Rushing TD: 1, twice (last at Minnesota, 11/7/09) Maryland, Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa State, among others. Long Run: 22 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/09 2011: Member of UI squad. Receptions: 1, three times (last at Cincinnati, 11/27/09) Receiving Yards: 6 vs. Missouri, 9/5/09 2010: Member of the UI squad … Joined the team as a walk-on Long Reception: 6 vs. Missouri, 9/5/09 prior to the 2010 season. Kickoff Returns: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 26 JUSTIN GREEN Kickoff Return Yardage: 19 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 High School: All-area selection … Offensive MVP … All- Long Kickoff Return: 19 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 conference selection. DB, 5-11, 195, SR. Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Purdue, 10/30/10 1 at Michigan, 11/6/10 LOUISVILLE, KY. / MALE Fumble Recovered: Personal: Full given name is Kevin James Griffin … Son of DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Virginia and Kevin P. Griffin … Born on Jan. 7, 1992 … Favorite 2011: Played in all 13 games, making five starts ... Had 35 tack- YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR les and three PBUs on the season ... Posted five tackles against 2009 12 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 athlete is Aaron Rodgers … Majoring in finance. Wisconsin ... Recorded four tackles against Michigan ... Posted 2010 13 30 25 55 0.5-2 0-0 4 1-1 2011 13 22 12 34 0-0 0-0 3 0-1 three tackles and two PBUs at Penn State ... Started and recorded TOTAL 38 52 39 91 0.5-2 0-0 7 1-2 three tackles against Ohio State ... Posted five tackles against RUSHING STATISTICS Western Michigan ... Started and posted a season-high six tackles YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG 15 ZEPHENIAH GRIMES and one PBU vs. Arizona State ... Had four tackles and recovered a 2009 12 19 88 4.6 7.3 2 22 LB, 5-11, 220, r-FR. fumble against Arkansas State ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. RECEIVING STATISTICS BAMBERG, S.C. / BAMBERG-EHRHARDT YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2010: Moved to cornerback two weeks before the 2010 season 2009 12 3 15 5.0 1.2 0 6 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. after spending freshman year as a running back … Started all 13 KICK RETURN STATISTICS High School: Named to the Class A All-State team by the High games and was seventh on the team with 55 tackles … Also had YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG School Sports Report … A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … four PBUs, a half-TFL, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery 2010 1 19 19 0 19 All-Atlantic Region selection by PrepStar … Rated one of the top on the season … Had five tackles, including four solos, in Texas GREEN GAME-BY-GAME (DEFENSE) 30 players in South Carolina by Rivals.com … As a junior, piled Bowl win over Baylor … Posted a career-best 10 tackles, includ- 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR ARK ST 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 up 80 tackles, including 38 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, along with ing six solos and a half-TFL against Minnesota … Tallied two SDSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 two interceptions … Chosen for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas solo tackles and had first career fumble recovery at Michigan … ASU 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 WMU 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 game against all-stars from North Carolina and the NUC All-World Had two solo tackles and first career forced fumble in victory over NU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Gridiron Classic All-Star game … All-Mid-Atlantic choice by Purdue … Recorded eight tackles and two PBUs in victory over IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 SuperPrep … Selected No. 27 on Rivals.com’s South Carolina Top Northern Illinois … Posted five tackles and one PBU and returned OSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 30 list … High school coach was Butch Crosby. first kick for 19 yards in win over Southern Illinois … Started at PSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 cornerback in the season-opener against Missouri, tallying six MICH 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Son of Terrie Johnson and James Grimes … Born on WIS 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Dec. 28, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Favorite tackles and registering one PBU … Academic All-Big Ten honoree. MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 athlete is Ricky Sapp … Was a logger in a past summer job … 2009: Played in all 12 games at running back and on special *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Chose Illinois over Michigan State, Colorado, Northwestern, Ole teams … Rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR Miss, Arkansas and Tulsa.

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PUR 6 39 0 8 … Had four tackles and a half-TFL at Fresno State … Tallied two 24 JAMES HALLENDORFF PSU 2 24 1 14 MICH 1 14 0 14 tackles and a PBU in win over Northwestern … Recorded three WR, 6-2, 205, SR. WIS 1 12 0 12 tackles and two PBUs at Michigan … Secured his only intercep- VERNON HILL, ILL. / VERNON HILLS MINN 1 5 0 5 tion of the season and had four tackles and one TFL in win over UCLA* 1 6 0 6 Indiana … Tallied three tackles, including his first TFL of the 2011: Member of UI squad. *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl season against Michigan State … Preseason first-team All-Big 2010: Member of the UI squad … Joined the team as a walk-on 2010 REC YDS TD LG Ten by … Preseason third- MU DNP Phil Steele’s College Football Preview prior to the 2010 season. SIU DNP team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports. NIU DNP High School: High school coach was Tony Monken. OSU DNP 2009: Earned Freshman All-Big Ten honors from The Sporting @PSU DNP News … Played in all 12 games, making five starts … Had 30 Personal: Son of Jacki and Douglas Hallendorff … Born on March @MSU 0 0 0 0 tackles, five PBUs and one interception which was returned for 27, 1990 … Majoring in mechanical engineering. IND 1 8 0 8 PUR 1 10 0 10 a TD on the season … Recorded four tackles and a career-best @MICH 0 0 0 0 three PBUs against No. 5 Cincinnati … Recorded first career MINN 2 30 1 17 NW 0 0 0 0 interception and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown in win @FS 0 0 0 0 over Minnesota … Also had a career-high five solo tackles and 80 SPENCER HARRIS BU* 0 0 0 0 a PBU against Gophers … Recorded season-best six tackles, WR, 6-3, 195, JR. *Texas Bowl including a touchdown saver from behind in win over Michigan GREENWOOD, ARK. / GREENWOOD … Returned four kickoffs for 74 yards, including a long of 22 2011: Played in all 13 games, making nine starts ... Second on against Penn State. the team in both receptions (26) and receiving yardage (226) 10 CHASE HASLETT High School: Parade All-American … Named nation’s top receiver and had one touchdown on the season ... Had two catches for 24 QB, 6-1, 195, r-FR. by Parade Magazine … USA Today All-American … Listed as yards, including the only TD of the game for the Illini in the snow CLAYTON, MO. / CLAYTON the 58th-best player in the country by Rivals.com … SuperPrep at Penn State ... Matched his career high with six catches for 39 All-American … SuperPrep Midwest Offensive Player of the Year yards against Purdue ... Had three catches for 22 yards against 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. … Champaign News-Gazette Player of the Year … St. Louis Indiana ... Had a career-high six catches for 63 yards in win over High School: Threw for 1,451 yards and accounted for 12 touch- Post-Dispatch first-team All-State and All-Metro Defensive Player Northwestern ... Posted two catches for 13 yards in victory over downs as a senior … Also played baseball and turned down a of the Year … Champaign News-Gazette All-State … Ranked No. Arizona State ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. scholarship offer at Evansville to play football at Illinois … High 54 on PrepStar’s Dream Team … Named the No. 3 player in the 2010: Played in eight games as a true freshman, including one school coach was Sam Horrell. Midwest by SuperPrep … MaxPreps first-team All-American … Named to the EA Sports All-America team … A four-star recruit start … Caught four passes for 48 yards, including one touch- Personal: Full name is James Ira Chase Haslett … Son of Beth by Rivals.com … MaxPreps top-100 player … Ranked the No. 6 down, on the season … Had two receptions for a career-high and … Born on Aug. 13, 1992 … Enrolled in the wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com … Three-year starter for 30 yards, including his first career touchdown on a career-long general curriculum … Father, Jim, won the NFL Defensive Rookie East St. Louis … No. 1 player in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com 17-yard catch against Minnesota … Made first collegiate start at of the Year in 1979 and NFL Coach of the Year in 2000, when he … A four-star recruit by Scout.com … Scored 28 touchdowns wide receiver against Purdue, securing one reception for 10 yards was the head coach of the … Plans to major and recorded 1,009 receiving yards as a senior … Also ran back … Recorded first career reception for eight yards in win over in nutrition. Indiana … Made collegiate debut at Michigan State. four interceptions for touchdowns … Averaged 21 yards per catch in 2008 … Played receiver, defensive back, punter and returned High School: Earned 5A All-State honors as a junior and senior punts as both a junior and senior … Rated the 11th-best receiver … Named the Player of the Year by the Southwest Times … 1 TERRY HAWTHORNE by Scout.com … Registered 1,100 yards receiving as a junior Hauled in 185 career catches for 3,363 yards and 39 touchdowns and scored 15 touchdowns … Recorded 118 tackles and eight … Two-time 5A West All-Conference selection … Ranks fifth in DB, 6-0, 190, SR. interceptions, three returned for touchdowns … Also posted a EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. / EAST ST. LOUIS the state of Arkansas for career receiving yards, sixth in career 44.8 punting average, 263 punt return yards and scored 132 receptions and seventh in career touchdown catches … Also • Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Defensive MVP points for his Illinois 7A State Championship team … Ranked the played basketball … Senior year statistics of 112 receptions, • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches / media) No. 12 receiver nationally by Tom Lemming … High school coach 2,097 yards and 15 touchdowns rank sixth in the state in single- was Darren Sunkett. season yards, and ninth in single-season touchdowns … Helped 2011: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media ... lead team to a 10-2 record and a conference championship in Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts ... Had 60 tackles, 5.0 Personal: Born on Jan. 1, 1990 … Son of Diane Hawthorne and 2009 … Also led team to a 5A West Conference title in 2008 … TFLs, a team-high three interceptions and a team-high 11 passes Ricky McGary … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Nickname Selected to the Southwest 50 team by VYPE … Team won the 5A defended on the season ... Tied for the Big Ten lead in passes is Black Cat … Chose Illinois over Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma State Championship in 2007 … Named the Arkansas Newcomer defended per game (0.85) ... Earned Defensive Player of the Game and Texas Tech. of the Year as a sophomore … Has a 35-inch vertical jump … honors in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl CAREER HIGHS High school coach was Rick Jones. after scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a 39-yard interception Tackles: 15 vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11 return ... Also recorded five tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a PBU, and Solos: 8 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11 Personal: Son of Donna and Jon Harris … Enrolled in general cur- returned four punts for 31 yards against UCLA ... Recorded three TFL: 1.5, twice (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) riculum … Born on Oct. 26, 1991 … Plans to major in business Interception: 1, five times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) tackles, a half-TFL and two PBUs against Minnesota ... Led the … Chose Illinois over Arkansas. Interception Return Yards: 44 at Minnesota, 11/7/09 Illini with a career-high 15 tackles, one forced fumble and one QB Touchdown: 1 at Minnesota, 11/7/09 hurry against Wisconsin ... Posted two tackles and one TFL and PBU: 3, twice (last vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11) CAREER HIGHS Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Penn State, 10/3/09 Receptions: 6, twice (last time vs. Northwestern, 10/22/11) returned his first punt for six yards against Michigan ... Recorded Kickoff Return Yardage: 74 vs. Penn State, 10/3/09 Receiving Yards: 63 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 three tackles and one interception against Penn State ... Led team Long Kickoff Return: 22 vs. Penn State, 10/3/09 Long Reception: 17 vs. Minnesota, 11/13/10 Punt Returns: 4 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Minnesota, 11/13/10 with nine tackles, including a career-high eight solos, along with Punt Return Yardage: 31 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 Tackles: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/10 an interception and a career-high three PBUs against Western Long Punt Return: 11 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 RECEIVING STATISTICS Michigan ... Shared the team lead with eight tackles, including DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG one TFL and a PBU in win over Arizona State ... Recorded one YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU 2010 8 4 48 12.0 6.0 1 17 tackle and one TFL against South Dakota State ... Posted four 2009 12 24 6 30 0-0 1-44 5 2011 13 26 226 8.7 17.4 1 15 2010 8 19 9 28 3.5-10 1-0 3 TOTAL 21 30 274 9.1 13.0 2 17 tackles in season-opener against Arkansas State. 2011 13 41 19 60 5.0-18 3-39 7 TOTAL 33 84 34 118 8.5-28 5-83 15 HARRIS GAME-BY-GAME 2010: Played in eight games on the season, making one start … 2011 REC YDS TD LG PUNT RETURN STATISTICS ARK ST 0 0 0 0 Missed five games (the first four games and the Minnesota game) YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG SDSU 1 14 0 14 due to injury … Had 28 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, three PBUs and one 2011 5 37 7.4 0 11 ASU 2 13 0 7 WMU 1 9 0 9 interception on the season … Made his first start of the season KICK RETURN STATISTICS NU 6 63 0 15 in the Texas Bowl, where he led the team with a career-high nine YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG IND 3 22 0 9 tackles, including seven solos, and 1.5 TFLs in the win over Baylor 2009 5 92 18.4 0 22 OSU 1 5 0 5 2010 0 0 0.0 0 -

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2011 1 0 0.0 0 0 over Western Michigan ... Had seven tackles and one PBU against TOTAL 6 92 15.3 0 22 52 ALEX HILL Arizona State ... Recorded five tackles against Arkansas State. HAWTHORNE DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME OL, 6-3, 325, SO. 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR SLIDELL, LA. / SLIDELL 2010: Moved to safety two weeks before the 2010 season after ARK ST 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 spending redshirt year as a receiver … Played in eight games, SDSU 1 0 1 1.0-4 0-0 0 0-0 ASU 7 1 8 1.0-3 0-0 1 0-0 2011: Played in four games on the season, starting two ... including one start, and had 19 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.0 TFL and WMU 8 1 9 0-0 1-0 3 0-0 Recorded first career start against Michigan and also started one PBU on the season … Had his first career QB sack in win NU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 at weak-side guard against Wisconsin ... Made his Illini debut over Northwestern … Had one tackle and a PBU in first game IND 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 against South Dakota State. back from injury against Minnesota … Sat out five games in PUR 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 midseason with an ankle injury … Made collegiate debut against PSU 3 0 3 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. MICH 1 1 2 1.0-5 0-0 0 0-0 Missouri, recording seven tackles. WIS 7 8 15 0.0 0.0 0 1-0 High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Ranked the 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season while practicing as a receiver. MINN 2 1 3 0.5-1 0-0 2 0-0 17th-best center in the nation by Rivals.com … Rated as the UCLA* 3 2 5 1.5-8 1-39 1 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 34th-best prospect in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com … High School: Caught 36 passes for 802 yards, averaging 22.3 PrepStar All-Southeast Region … Earned All-District honors … yards per catch and scored 11 touchdowns as a senior … Earned 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR Played in the Max Emfinger All-American Bowl and the Nike Bayou first-team All-Ohio honors … Ranked third in the Greater Miami MU DNP - Injured SIU DNP - Injured Bowl All-Star Game. Conference in receiving yards and led the league in punt average NIU DNP - Injured … Was first-team All-State, All-Conference and All-District … OSU DNP - Injured Personal: Son of Synthia Hill … Born on Jan. 20, 1992 … Listed as a top-60 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com @PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose Illinois over Duke @MSU 2 1 3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0-0 … Ranked as a top-150 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep and Arizona. IND 3 1 4 1-2 1-0 0 0-0 … PrepStar All-Midwest team … Earned 11 varsity letters at PUR 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MICH 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 Sycamore High School: four in football, four in track and three in MINN DNP - Injured basketball … Won the conference championship in the long jump NW 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 and placed seventh at the state championships … High school @FS 2 2 4 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 95 JAKE HOWE BU* 7 2 9 1.5-5 0-0 0 0-0 coach was Scott Dattilo. *Texas Bowl DL, 6-3, 290, SO. Personal: Born on July 20, 1990 … Son of Charlie and Joyce Hull 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR MCHENRY, ILL. / MCHENRY MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Majoring in communication … Has three brothers and a sister ISU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Played in the first 11 games of the season, primarily on … High school teammates with fellow Illini Bud Golden … Chose @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 special teams … Recorded first solo tackle of Illinois career PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Illinois over Cincinnati and Louisville. MSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 against NU ... Made Illini debut in season-opener Arkansas State @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. CAREER HIGHS @PUR 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Tackles: 8 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 MICH 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. Solos: 8 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 @MINN 5 0 5 0-0 1-44 1 0-0 TFL: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/10 NW 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: 2009 Fox Valley All-Conference … Earned all-area QB Sacks: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/10 @CIN 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 3 0-0 honors by the Northwest Herald as a junior and senior … Rushed PBU: 1, three times (last vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11) FS 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 for 523 yards on 97 carries, while also recording 41 catches for INT: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 FF: 1, vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 414 yards … Posted 50 tackles, three sacks and four forced fumbles … Named team’s Defensive Lineman of the Year … DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Competed in shot put and discus on the track team … High YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU 74 MICHAEL HEITZ 2010 8 13 6 19 1-3 0-0 1 school coach was Tim Beagle. 2011 11 38 20 56 0-0 1-1 2 OL, 6-5, 295, SO. TOTAL 19 51 26 75 1-3 1-1 3 VERMONT, ILL. / VIT Personal: Son of Gretchen and Warren Howe … Born on April 12, HULL GAME-BY-GAME 1992 … Majoring in kinesiology … Chose Illinois over Arizona 2011: Made nine starts on the season, started at strong-side 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR and Wisconsin. ARK ST 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 tackle in the first eight games and against UCLA in the Kraft Fight SDSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Hunger Bowl ... Paved the way for 518 total yards, including 308 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS ASU 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 WMU 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 rushing yards, in win over Indiana ... Helped Illinois to 473 total YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 11 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NU 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 yards against Northwestern ... Aided Illinois in 296 rushing yards IND 8 0 8 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 and 463 total yards against Western Michigan ... Helped Illinois HOWE GAME-BY-GAME OSU 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR PUR 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 to 364 rushing yards and 519 total yards in win against South ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Dakota State ... Recorded first career start in helping the Illini to SDSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MICH 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WIS DNP - Injured 202 rushing yards and 473 total yards during the season-opener WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 against Arkansas State ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. NU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA DNP - Injured IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MU 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … PrepStar All- SIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Midwest Region … Named All-Area by the … NIU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Peoria Journal Star WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 All-State offensive lineman … Two-time All-Conference selection MINN DNP @PSU DNP - Injured UCLA* DNP on both offense and defense as a junior and senior … Started 41 @MSU DNP - Injured *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl straight games … Helped lead team to the state quarterfinals in IND DNP - Injured 2009 … High school coach was Dave Wilson. PUR DNP - Injured @MICH DNP - Injured MINN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 Personal: Son of Kelly and Chris Heitz … Born on Sept. 30, 5 STEVE HULL NW 4 0 4 1-3 0-0 0 0-0 1991 … Was the salutatorian of his senior class … Majoring in @FS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 DB, 6-2, 200, JR. agricultural engineering … Earned Academic All-State honors … BU* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 CINCINNATI, OHIO / SYCAMORE *Texas Bowl Chose Illinois over Wisconsin. 2011: Played and started in 11 games on the season ... Had 58 tackles, two PBUs and one interception on the season ... Missed the Wisconsin and UCLA games with a back injury ... Posted seven tackles and one forced fumble against Michigan ... Posted seven tackles against Purdue ... Recorded six tackles against Ohio State ... Notched a career-best eight tackles, all solo, and had his first career interception in win over Indiana ... Had seven tackles against Northwestern ... Had five solo tackles and one PBU in win

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KUMEROW’S RECEIVING STATISTICS 37 NICK IMMEKUS 53 RICH KERSTEN YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011 7 3 15 5.0 2.1 0 8 PK, 6-0, 220, SO. LS, 6-2, 250, r-FR. WHEATON, ILL. / WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH CARY, ILL. / CARY-GROVE KUMEROW GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) 2011 REC YDS TD LG 2011: Member of UI squad. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. ARK ST 0 0 0 -- SDSU 0 0 0 -- ASU DNP 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a walk- High School: Two-time all-area selection … 2010 Fox Valley WMU DNP on prior to the 2010 season. All-Conference … Two-way starter on Cary-Grove’s 2009 state NU 0 0 0 -- championship team … 2010 Team MVP and Best Lineman award IND 0 0 0 -- High School: Champaign News-Gazette honorable mention All- OSU 0 0 0 -- … High school coach was Bruce Kay. State selection … Two-time Dupage Valley All-Conference selec- PUR 0 0 0 -- PSU DNP tion … Kicked IHSA class 7A record 47-yard field goal in 2009 Personal: Full name is Richard Frank Kersten … Son of Kathy MICH DNP 7A state championship game … High school coach was Ron Kadlec and Rich Kersten … Born on July 10, 1992 … Majoring in MINN 3 15 0 8 UCLA* DNP Muhitch. environmental economics and policy … Honor roll student in high *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl school … Fighting Illini hero growing up was Dee Brown … Lists Personal: Full name is Nicholas Scott Immekus … Son of Scott his parents as the most influential people on his athletic career and Patricia Immekus … Born on April 11, 1992 … Enrolled in … Fourth generation in his family to attend Illinois … Hobbies the general curriculum. include hiking and traveling. 59 TIM KYNARD DL, 6-3, 260, JR. TOLEDO, OHIO / ST. JOHN’S 36 BRAD JANITZ 19 KENNY KNIGHT 2011: Played in 11 games in a reserve role ... Had eight tackles, P, 6-5, 215, SO. 3.0 TFLs and one sack on the season ... Posted first career sack WR, 6-4, 200, r-FR. CINCINNATI, OHIO / WALNUT HILLS in win over Northwestern ... Had one TFL against Western Michigan BEVERLY HILLS, MICH. / COUNTRY DAY ... Had one tackle and a half-TFL in win over Arizona State ... Had 2011: Member of UI squad. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. three tackles and a half-TFL against Arkansas State. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a walk- High School: A three-star wide receiver by Scout.com … Earned 2010: Played in 12 games on the season, recording three tackles on prior to the 2010 season. All-State honors as a senior after catching 42 passes for 560 … Tallied a tackle against Purdue and Michigan State … Made High School: Three-time letterwinner in soccer … All-Conference yards and seven touchdowns … Helped the Yellowjackets to a first collegiate appearance against Southern Illinois, tallying a and All-Southwest Ohio goalkeeper in 2009 … Lettered in football 10-1 record … Rated as one of the Top 15 prospects in state of solo tackle. in 2009 … High school coach was George Koutsis. Michigan by Rivals.com and No. 21 Blue Chip prospect by Detroit 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. News … All-Midwest choice by SuperPrep … As a junior, was a Personal: Full name is Bradley Larson Janitz … Son of Chuck and starter on Country Day’s Class B state championship basketball High School: Earned first-team All-Ohio honors … Recorded Kathy Janitz … Born on Jan. 22, 1992 … Majoring in business. squad, and was team’s starting forward and top defensive stop- 11.5 sacks and scored two defensive touchdowns as a senior … per this year for the state’s top-ranked team … High school coach Earned first-team All-City and All-District honors as a senior … was Dan MacLean. Was a team captain for both football and basketball … Named second-team All-City and All-District at defensive end as a junior 69 TED KARRAS Personal: Full name is Kenneth David Knight … The son of … Helped lead football team to the playoffs in 2006 and 2007 OL, 6-4, 290, r-FR. Daphne and Ken Knight … Born on Feb. 3, 1993 … Majoring … High school coach was Doug Pearson … Earned three varsity INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / CATHEDRAL in business … Nickname is “Knighttime” … Favorite ath- letters in both football and basketball. letes are Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall … Hobbies 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. include video games and hanging out … Chose Illinois over Personal: Son of Amy and Tim Kynard Sr. … Born on Aug. 12, 1990 … Has three sisters and a brother … Majoring in sociology High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com and two-star by Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Northwestern, Stanford, Cincinnati … Participated in the weightlifting club, ultimate frisbee and Scout.com … High school coach was Rick Streiff … All-Midwest and Indiana. the Big Brother/Big Sister program while in high school … Chose Region pick by PrepStar … Rated one of the Top 25 offensive Illinois over Michigan State. guard prospects and a three-star recruit by ESPN.com … Earned Indiana Associated Press Class 4A All-State honors in 2009 and CAREER HIGHS 2010 … Named to the Catholic All-American team … Indiana 81 JAKE KUMEROW Tackles: 3 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 Digest Top 15 selection ...Named to the Indiana Football Coaches WR, 6-4, 190, SO. Solos: 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 TFL: 1, twice (last time vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11) Association Top 50 All-State team … Selected No. 15 on Rivals. BARTLETT, ILL. / SOUTH ELGIN Sack: 1 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 com’s Indiana Top 30 list … Helped Cathedral to 4A state titles 2011: Walk-on played in seven games on the season ... Caught DEFENSIVE STATISTICS in 2008 and 2010. first career pass as one of three receptions for 15 yards at YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH 2010 12 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 Personal: Son of Jennifer and Ted Karras … Born on March 15, Minnesota ... Made Illini debut during season-opener against 2011 11 5 3 8 3.0-9 1.0-5 0 1993 … Majoring in communication … Also known as TK3 … Arkansas State. TOTAL 23 6 5 11 3.0-9 1.0-5 0 Seventh member of his family to play football in the Big Ten, KYNARD GAME-BY-GAME 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a walk- including his great-uncle, Alex Karras, who won the Outland 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR on prior to the 2010 season. ARK ST 1 2 3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0-0 Trophy as a defensive tackle at Iowa and was named to the Pro SDSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Bowl four times in the NFL with the before going into High School: Upstate Eight All-Conference selection … ASU 0 1 1 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 acting, including a starring role in the 1980s sitcom “Webster.” Champaign News-Gazette special mention 100 All-State … WMU 1 0 1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0-0 NU 1 0 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 0 0-0 … Grandfather, Ted Karras, played defensive tackle at Indiana Was on high school honor roll … High School coach was Dale IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and five of his nine seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, Schabert. OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 helping Bears to ‘63 World Championship … Father, Ted Karras Personal: Full name is Jake Anthony Kumerow … Born on Feb. 2, PSU DNP Jr. (now the coach at Marian University), was a defensive tackle MICH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1992 … Son of Eric and Tammi Kumerow … Father, Eric, played at Northwestern and played briefly with the Washington Redskins WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 outside linebacker at Ohio State and was drafted in the first round MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Great-uncle, Paul Karras, played at Iowa; great-uncle, Lou by the Miami Dolphins … Enrolled in the general curriculum. UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Karras, played at Purdue and three seasons with the Washington *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Redskins; uncle, Tony Karras, played at Northwestern … Chose CAREER HIGHS 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR Illinois over Indiana, Iowa State, Wyoming and UCLA among more Receptions: 3 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 MU DNP SIU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 than 15 offers. Receiving Yards: 15 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 Long Reception: 8 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 NIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 State to become the first Illini to punt and return a punt in the ASU 1 2 0 2 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WMU 1 -2 0 -2 @MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 same season since Bob Bess in 1969. NU 0 0 0 -- MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 4 19 0 11 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010: Played in 12 games on the season, making six catches for OSU 2 -2 0 0 @FS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 129 yards and one touchdown … Had one reception for a career- PUR 3 -5 0 0 BU* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 best 52 yards in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Recorded his first PSU 0 0 0 -- *Texas Bowl MICH 1 2 0 2 career touchdown on a 33-yard reception at Michigan … Secured WIS 0 0 0 -- a career-high two receptions for 19 yards in win over Indiana … MINN 0 0 0 -- UCLA* 0 0 0 -- Made first collegiate appearance against Southern Illinois, tally- *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ing one reception for 10 yards. 40 MATT LACOSSE LANKFORD GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING TE, 6-6, 225, SO. High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … SuperPrep 2011 NO YDS AVG LG BK TB FC 50+ I20 ARK ST 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 NAPERVILLE, ILL. / NORTH All-Southeast Region … Finished senior year with 17 touchdowns SDSU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 … Led the district in punting with an average of 45.3 yards … ASU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011: Played in 10 games during true-freshman season, making WMU 2 71 35.5 50 0 0 0 1 0 Named to the Florida Times Union’s Super 24 team … Played one start ... Caught first career pass for 11 yards at Minnesota ... NU 1 27 27.0 27 0 0 0 0 0 receiver, defensive back, kicker, punter, kick returner and punt IND 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Made two special teams tackles in win over Northwestern ... Made returner … Caught 28 passes for 650 yards and six touchdowns OSU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illini debut in win over South Dakota State. PUR 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 as a junior … Also lettered in track and field … Recorded a PSU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 High School: Chicago Tribune honorable mention All-State … 10.8 in the 100-meters at the Florida state high school meet and MICH 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 has a best of 24-6 in the long jump … High school coach was WIS 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 0 0 0 Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Named to The MINN 9 377 41.9 50 0 0 1 4 3 Champaign News-Gazette’s All-State special mention team as Willie Offord. UCLA* 5 230 46.0 51 0 0 1 2 2 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl a quarterback … Earned IHSFCA All-State honors … SuperPrep Personal: Son of Wanda and Paul Lankford … Born on Dec. 9, and PrepStar All-Midwest selection … No. 23 on Rivals.com’s 1991, in Miami … Father, Paul, played defensive back for the Illinois Postseason Top 30 list … Won eight varsity letter in high Miami Dolphins … Majoring in communication … Chose Illinois school: three in football, three in basketball and two in baseball over Louisville, Central Florida, Connecticut and Central Michigan 88 JUSTIN LATTIMORE … High school coach was Sean Drendal. among others. TE, 6-3, 225, JR. Personal: Full name is Matt Robert LaCosse … Son of Kim and TAMPA, FLA. / GAITHER CAREER HIGHS Dave LaCosse … Born on Sept. 21, 1992 … Majoring in advertis- Receptions: 3, twice (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) 2011: Played in four games on the season, seeing time on special ing … Father, Dave, played football at Ball State … Honor roll 52 vs. Baylor, 12/29/10 Receiving Yards: teams in wins over UCLA, Northwestern and Indiana ... Saw first student in high school … Lists his dad as the most influential Long Reception: 52 vs. Baylor, 12/29/10 Touchdowns: 1 at Michigan, 11/6/10 action of season against South Dakota State. person in his athletic career … Chose Illinois over Minnesota, Punts: 9 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 Purdue and Michigan. Yardage: 377 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 2010: Played in six games, including one start … Had one catch Punting Average: 46.0 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 for 33 yards and a touchdown on the season … Had one special Long Punt: 59 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 CAREER HIGHS Punt Returns: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 teams tackle in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Notched his first Receptions: 1 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/211 Long Punt Return: 11 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 Receiving Yards: 11 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 career touchdown on his first career catch, a 33-yarder, against Long Reception: 11 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 RECEIVING STATISTICS Southern Illinois. YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG LACOSSE’S RECEIVING STATISTICS 2010 12 6 129 21.5 10.8 1 52 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011 13 12 108 9.0 8.3 0 18 2011 10 1 11 11.0 1.1 0 11 TOTAL 25 18 237 13.2 9.5 1 52 High School: Averaged 17.2 yards per catch and scored three LACOSSE GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) PUNT RETURN STATISTICS touchdowns as a senior … Ranked as the No. 58 tight end 2011 REC YDS TD LG YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG nationally according to ESPNU … Caught 22 passes for 378 ARK ST DNP 2011 19 33 1.7 0 11 SDSU 0 0 0 -- yards and three touchdowns … Named to Florida Varsity’s Top- ASU DNP PUNTING STATISTICS 100 players list in the state of Florida … Earned All-Conference WMU DNP YEAR G NO YDS AVG TB FC I20 50+ LG and All-County honors … All-Southeast Team … Named NU 0 0 0 -- 2011 13 19 749 39.4 0 2 5 7 59 PrepStar IND 0 0 0 -- second-team All-County by the Tampa Tribune … High school OSU 0 0 0 -- LANKFORD GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) coach was Mark Kantor. PUR 0 0 0 -- 2011 REC YDS TD LG PSU 0 0 0 -- ARK ST 0 0 0 0 MICH 0 0 0 -- SDSU 2 7 0 4 Personal: Son of Charles and Lora Lattimore … Born on Nov. 7, WIS 0 0 0 -- ASU 0 0 0 0 1990 … Majoring in sport management … Earned Gaither High MINN 1 11 0 11 WMU 0 0 0 0 School’s Scholar-Athlete award … Chose Illinois over Iowa. UCLA* 0 0 0 -- NU 0 0 0 0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl IND 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS OSU 3 27 0 15 Receptions: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 PUR 1 13 0 13 Receiving Yards: 33 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 PSU 1 12 0 12 Long Reception: 33 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 MICH 1 18 0 18 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 12 RYAN LANKFORD WIS 0 0 0 0 Tackles: 1 vs. Baylor, 12/29/10 MINN 1 6 0 6 WR, 6-0, 175, JR. UCLA* 3 25 0 11 RECEIVING STATISTICS JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / PAXON SCHOOL *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2010 6 1 33 33.0 5.5 1 33 2011: Played in all 13 games, making five starts ... Had 12 2010 REC YDS TD LG 2011 4 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 - catches for 108 yards on the season ... Also saw time as punter, MU DNP TOTAL 10 1 33 33.0 3.7 1 33 SIU 1 10 0 10 averaging 39.4 yards on 19 kicks, and punt returner, recording 33 NIU 0 0 0 0 LATTIMORE GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) return yards on 19 attempts ... Caught three passes for 25 yards OSU 0 0 0 0 2011 REC YDS TD LG @PSU 0 0 0 0 ARK ST DNP against UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and also averaged @MSU 0 0 0 0 SDSU 0 0 0 -- 46.0 yards on five punts with two over 50 yards and two downed IND 2 19 0 11 ASU DNP WMU DNP inside the 20 ... Recorded a career-high nine punts for 377 yards PUR 1 15 0 15 @MICH 1 33 1 33 NU 0 0 0 -- for an average of 41.9, including four over 50 yards, three downed MINN 0 0 0 0 IND 0 0 0 -- inside the 20 and a career-long 59-yarder at Minnesota ... Made NW 0 0 0 0 OSU DNP @FS 0 0 0 0 PUR DNP one catch for 18 yards against Michigan ... Had a spectacular BU* 1 52 0 52 PSU DNP 12-yard tip-toe catch on the sideline at Penn State ... Had three *Texas Bowl MICH DNP WIS 0 0 0 -- catches for 27 yards against Ohio State ... Returned four punts MINN DNP for 19 yards, including a career-long 11 yarder, against Indiana ... LANKFORD GAME-BY-GAME (PUNT RETURN) UCLA* 0 0 0 -- 2011 NO YDS TD LONG *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Punted twice for 71 yards, including a 50-yarder, against Western ARK ST 1 -2 0 -2 Michigan ... Punted once and returned a punt against Arkansas SDSU 5 21 0 8

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2010 REC YDS TD LG 2010: Saw action in one game, against Indiana, but did not Grandfather, William McGushin, played football at the University MU 0 0 0 0 SIU 1 33 1 33 record any statistics. of North Dakota … Majoring in biology. NIU 0 0 0 0 OSU DNP 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. @PSU DNP @MSU DNP High School: Garnered All-Conference honors in football as a IND DNP junior and senior … Was a special mention All-State selection 15 DARIUS MILLINES PUR 0 0 0 0 in 2008 … Totaled 120 tackles and three interceptions in 2008 @MICH 0 0 0 0 WR, 5-11, 185, JR. MINN DNP and 126 stops, eight interceptions and two sacks as a junior … BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. / AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL NW DNP Also earned second-team All-Conference honors in basketball @FS DNP 2011: Played in nine games on the season, making eight starts BU* 0 0 0 0 his senior year … Earned six letters in football and basketball *Texas Bowl … Was an Academic All-State and All-Conference selection in ... Caught two passes for 18 yards and completed a nine-yard high school. pass to Nathan Scheelhaase in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... Posted four catches for 27 yards Personal: Son of Stephen and Diane Mathis … Born on Oct. against Wisconsin ... Returned to action at Penn State on Oct. 70 COREY LEWIS 29, 1990 … Majoring in communication … Has two brothers. 29 after missing the previous four games with a foot injury ... Recorded 38 yards on three catches against South Dakota State OL, 6-6, 305, SR. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS CRESCO, PA. / EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR ... Posted five catches for a career-high 119 yards, including 2010 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 a 45-yard TD, during season-opener against Arkansas State. 2011: Sat out the 2011 season recovering from the ACL injury. 2011 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 4 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010: Played in all 13 games, including three starts … Had two 2010: Sat out the 2010 season after tearing the ACL in his left MATHIS GAME-BY-GAME catches for 42 yards and one touchdown on the season … Also knee during 2010 spring practice … Was granted a medical 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR returned 22 kicks for 430 yards … Secured one reception for a ARK ST DNP hardship waiver and will have two years of eligibility left starting SDSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 career-best 32 yards in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Handled with the 2011 season. ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 all kick return duties at Fresno State, tallying a career-best 85 WMU DNP yards on five returns … Tallied the first touchdown of his career 2009: Played in all 12 games … Earned Academic All-Big NU DNP on the first reception of his career, a 10-yard catch, and also had Ten honors … Took a season-high 30 offensive snaps against IND DNP OSU DNP a career-long 43-yard kick return in victory over Purdue … Made Penn State. PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 his first career start at WR and returned three kicks for 56 yards PSU DNP 2008: Logged 94 offensive snaps as a true-freshman, playing MICH DNP in win over Northern Illinois. in four games against Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Western WIS DNP MINN DNP High School: A three-star wide receiver by Scout.com … Rated Michigan. UCLA* DNP the 56th-best receiver by Scout.com … A three-star recruit by *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl High School: Named to the Associated Press All-State team … Rivals.com … Ranked the 62nd-best wide receiver by Rivals. Earned first-team Class AAAA All-State honors … Aided his com … Ranked the 66th-best prospect in the state of Florida team by averaging 6.5 yards per carry and scoring 27 rushing … Voted the 1A Player of the Year in his district by the Florida touchdowns as a senior … Team averaged 182 yards rushing 66 SCOTT MCDOWELL Athletic Coaches Association … Recorded a 4.42 40-yard dash per game, posting over 2,200 yards for the season … Ranks OL, 6-5, 290, r-FR. and a 33-inch vertical jump … High school coach was Willie among the top-40 players in the state of Pennsylvania by Rivals. HINSDALE, ILL. / CENTRAL Bueno. com … Ranked the No. 78 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals. Personal: Son of Cassandra and Eric Millines … Born on Feb. com … Bench presses 300 pounds and squats 450 pounds … 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. 19, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose Illinois High school coach was Ed Christian … Also a starter on the High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com … First-team over Florida, Miami (FL), Mississippi, Wake Forest, West Virginia, basketball team. all-conference as a senior … All-Area DuPage County … Tennessee and Minnesota among others. Personal: Full name is Corey Leonard Lewis … Son of Lisa and Honorable-mention All-State by Chicago Tribune … All-Midwest Steven Lewis … Born on Oct. 16, 1989 … Majoring in communi- choice by SuperPrep... High school coach was Mike DiMatteo … CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 cation … Chose Illinois over Virginia and Penn State. Also lettered in basketball and track and field. Receiving Yards: 119 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 Long Reception: 45 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 Personal: Full name is Scott Matthew McDowell … Son of Touchdowns: 1, twice (last time vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11) Sheila and Roger McDowell … Born Dec. 23, 1992 … Enrolled Carries: 1, three times (last time vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) in the general curriculum … Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose Pass Attempts: 1 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 Completions: 1 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 87 TIM LUKAS … Fighting Illini hero growing up was Rashard Mendenhall Passing Yards: 9 vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 WR, 6-4, 200, JR. … Chose Illinois over Cincinnati, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and KO Returns: 5 at Fresno State, 12/3/10 KO Return Yards: 85 at Fresno State, 12/3/10 MT. PROSPECT, ILL. / HERSEY / CARTHAGE COLLEGE Northern Illinois. Long KO Return: 43 vs. Purdue, 10/30/10 2011: Joined team in the spring of 2011 … Member of UI squad. RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG At Carthage: Played in 11 games over two years … Caught 20 2010 13 2 42 21.0 3.2 1 32 2011 9 19 218 11.5 24.2 1 45 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns … Career-high six 13 SEAN McGUSHIN TOTAL 22 21 260 12.4 11.8 2 45 catches for 93 yards against Lakeland … Named to the Fall QB, 6-2, 215, JR. RUSHING STATISTICS 2009 Dean’s List and the Fall 2009 Carthage Athletic Director’s ST. CHARLES, ILL. / NORTH YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG honor roll. 2010 13 2 -15 -7.5 -1.2 0 0 2011 9 1 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0 0 2011: Member of UI squad. TOTAL 22 3 -17 -5.7 -0.2 0 0 High School: Lettered twice and coached by Mark Gunther … Three-year member of the baseball team … Mid-Suburban 2010: Member of UI squad. PASSING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT LG YPG League all-academic and honor student. 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. 2010 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 -- 0.0 2011 9 1 1 100.0 9 0 0 9 1.0 High School: Earned second-team All-Conference honors as TOTAL 22 1 1 100.0 9 0 0 9 0.4 a senior and was an honorable mention pick as a junior … KICK RETURN STATISTICS Named academic All-Conference all three seasons with football YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 23 BEN MATHIS 2010 22 430 19.5 0 43 program … Was the team captain for both football and lacrosse DB, 6-3, 200, JR. 2011 5 105 21.0 0 26 TOTAL 27 535 19.8 0 43 SPRINGFIELD, ILL. / SPRINGFIELD in 2008-09 … Two-time lacrosse team MVP … Garnered three All-Conference accolades … Earned seven letters in football MILLINES RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME 2011: Walk-on played in three games on the season ... Saw and lacrosse … High school football coach was Mark Gould. 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG ARK ST 0-0 0 0 5-119 1 45 action against Purdue, Arizona State and South Dakota State Personal: Full name is Sean William McGushin … Born on SDSU 0-0 0 0 3-38 0 31 but did not record any statistics. ASU 0-0 0 0 1-9 0 9 April 4, 1991 … Son of Dennis and Maureen McGushin … WMU 0-0 0 0 1-8 0 8

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NU DNP - Injured MITCHELL GAME-BY-GAME INT: 1, twice (last time at Michigan, 11/6/10) IND DNP - Injured 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR INT Return Yards: 68 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 OSU DNP - Injured ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Touchdown: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 PUR DNP - Injured SDSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PBU: 1, twice (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) PSU 0-0 0 0 1-(-6) 0 0 ASU DNP MICH 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 WMU DNP DEFENSIVE STATISTICS WIS 0-0 0 0 4-27 0 12 NU DNP YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR MINN 0-0 0 0 2-5 0 3 IND DNP 2009 9 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA 1-(-2) 0 0 2-18 0 11 OSU DNP 2010 11 11 4 15 0-0 2-72 1 1-0 PUR DNP 2011 11 12 15 27 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 2010 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG PSU DNP TOTAL 32 23 20 43 0-0 2-72 2 1-0 MU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 MICH DNP NIXON-YOUMAN GAME-BY-GAME SIU 1-(12) 0 0 0-0 0 0 WIS DNP 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR NIU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 MINN DNP ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 UCLA* DNP SDSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @PSU 1-(3) 0 0 0-0 0 0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 NU DNP PUR 0-0 0 0 1-10 1 10 IND 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MICH 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 OSU DNP MINN 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 58 KENNY NELSON PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NW 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @FS 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 DL, 6-6, 245, r-FR. MICH 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 BU* 0-0 0 0 1-32 0 0 DETROIT, MICH. / CASS TECH WIS 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Texas Bowl MINN 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. MILLINES GAME-BY-GAME (KICK RETURN) UCLA* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2011 NO YDS TD LONG High School: A two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Earned sec- ARK ST 1 15 0 15 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR SDSU 1 19 0 19 ond-team All-Metro Detroit honors as a defensive end by Detroit MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ASU 1 25 0 25 News for his play on an 11-1 Technicians team … Named No. 20 SIU 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 WMU 2 46 0 26 Blue Chip Recruit from Michigan by Detroit News … High school NIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NU DNP - Injured OSU DNP IND DNP - Injured coach was Thomas Wilcher. @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU DNP - Injured @MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR DNP - Injured Personal: Full name is Kenneth Kewan Nelson … Son of IND 2 3 5 0-0 1-68 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 -- Linda Meredith and Kenneth Nelson … Born March 12, 1993 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MICH 0 0 0 -- @MICH 3 0 3 0-0 1-4 1 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 -- … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose Illinois over MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 0 0 0 -- Western Michigan. NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA* 0 0 0 -- @FS DNP *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl BU* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Texas Bowl 2010 NO YDS TD LONG MU 1 14 0 14 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR SIU 0 0 0 0 4 PATRICK NIXON-YOUMAN @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NIU 3 56 0 22 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 3 57 0 29 DB, 5-10, 180, SR. MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / MIDDLEBURG @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MSU 0 0 0 0 MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 0 0 0 0 2011: Played in 11 games, making three starts ... Had 27 @MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR 1 43 0 43 tackles and one PBU on the season ... Started and recorded four @MICH 3 76 0 36 @CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 1 23 0 23 tackles and one PBU in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight FS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NW 2 28 0 20 Hunger Bowl ... Set career highs in tackles (10) and solo tackles @FS 5 85 0 20 BU* 3 48 0 20 (5) against Minnesota ... Started and had four tackles against *Texas Bowl Wisconsin ... Made six tackles against Michigan. 31 NICK NORTH 2010: Played in 11 games … Had 15 tackles, two intercep- tions, one forced fumble and one touchdown on the season … DB, 6-1, 195, r-FR. 29 KAEMAN MITCHELL Tied career high with three solo tackles in Texas Bowl win over HOLLYWOOD, FLA. / MCARTHUR Baylor … Had an interception and first career PBU at Michigan 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. DB, 5-9, 180, JR. … Had a career-high five tackles and returned his first career LAWRENCE, KAN. / CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL interception 68 yards for a TD against Indiana, the 15th-longest High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPNU … Played for McArthur’s varsity all four years of high 2011: Walk-on played in first two games, recording a tackle interception return for a TD in school history … Recorded four school … Earned All-Broward County honors as a junior and in win over South Dakota State ... Make Illini debut against tackles and a forced fumble in win over Southern Illinois. senior after recording five interceptions as a junior and compil- Arkansas State. 2009: Played in nine games on special teams, recording a tackle ing 85 tackles, one interception, six forced fumbles, eight PBUs, 2010: Member of UI squad. vs. Fresno State in the season finale. five tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior … Participated in track as well … Has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. 2008: Enrolled at Illinois in January 2009. dash … High school coach was Michael Zaara. High School: Totaled 76 tackles, three tackles for loss and three High School: Named to ESPN.com’s Top-150 … Named to the Personal: Son of Linda and Willis North … Born Dec. 13, 1992 pass breakups as a senior … Earned team’s Defensive Back Florida Times Union Super 11 list … Posted 84 solo tackles, two … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Hobbies include of the Year award … High school coach was Mike McDonnell. interceptions and two defensive touchdowns in 2007 … Ranked as the 34th-best recruit in the state of Florida by Rivals.com … fishing … Favorite athlete is Ed Reed … Chose Illinois over Personal: Son of Reggie and Andrea Mitchell … Full name is Rated among the top-40 athletes in the nation by Rivals.com Kansas, Kansas State, Rutgers, TCU, Central Florida, Memphis Kaeman Devair Mitchell … Born on June 19, 1991 … Enrolled … Florida Times Union Super 24 selection … No. 53 cornerback and New Mexico. in the general curriculum … Had a liver transplant when he was nationally by Scout.com … Had 71 tackles and seven intercep- a year old and his mother, Andrea, was the donor … Graduated tions as a junior … High school coach was Rob Justino. with honors from Centennial High School … Father is former Illinois running backs coach Reggie Mitchell. Personal: Son of Joyce Murphy and grandson of Leola Youman 92 CHRIS O’CONNOR … Born June 16, 1988 … Full name is Patrick James Nixon- DL, 6-5, 255, r-FR. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Youman … Majoring in community health … Chose Illinois over YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR TINLEY PARK, ILL. / ANDREW 2010 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Florida, South Florida, LSU and West Virginia. 2011 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. TOTAL 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 High School: A three-star recruit by Scout.com, ESPNU and Solos: 5 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 Rivals.com … SuperPrep and PrepStar All-Midwest selection … Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10

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First-team all-conference as a junior and senior … First-team MINN 0 0 0 0 0 -- Chicago Sun-Times and Champaign News-Gazette Illinois Player UCLA* 0 0 0 0 0 -- All-Area by Southtown Star newspaper … Academic All-State of the Year and first-team All-State selection by all three … pick … High school teammate of fellow Illini class member Tony 2010 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG Arlington Heights Daily Herald Player of the Year … ESPNU Durkin … High school coach was Jim Zimmer. MU DNP Illinois Player of the Year … Gatorade Player of the Year … SIU 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCSA Player of the Year … Illinois High School Coaches’ Personal: Full name is Christopher Michael O’Connor … Son of NIU DNP OSU DNP Association Class 7A All-State … Helped lead the Tigers to Cindy and Kevin O’Connor … Born Nov. 1, 1992 … Enrolled in @PSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois Class 7A states titles in 2009 and 2010 … Completed the general curriculum … Favorite athlete is … @MSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 of 252 (74 percent) passes for 3,187 yards and 42 scores High honors student all four years of high school … Academic IND DNP PUR DNP with just three interceptions in 2010 … Rushed for 393 yards All-State … Chose Illinois over Air Force and Colorado State. @MICH DNP MINN DNP on 70 carries with six touchdowns as a senior … Rated the top NW DNP QB in the state of Illinois in 2010 … SuperPrep and PrepStar @FS DNP All-Midwest selection … No. 10 player on Rivals.com’s Illinois BU* DNP 16 MILES OSEI *Texas Bowl postseason Top 30 list … Completed 62 percent of his passes OSEI RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME for 2,119 yards and 24 touchdowns with three interceptions as a QB, 6-0, 200, JR. 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG junior … High school coach was Ron Muhitch … Also a regular MT. PROSPECT, ILL. / PROSPECT ARK ST 1-10 0 9 on the Wheaton-Warrenville South basketball team. Personal: SDSU 4-14 0 19 2011: Played in 10 games as a back-up quarterback and on ASU DNP Son of Jenny and Michael O’Toole … Born April 5, 1992 … special teams ... Had a 14-yard kick return against Michigan WMU DNP Enrolled in the general curriculum … Favorite athlete is Peyton NU 0-0 0 -- ... Returned one kick for 13 yards at Penn State ... Saw action IND 0-0 0 -- Manning … Hobbies include golf, video games and basketball on special teams against Purdue, Ohio State, Indiana and OSU 0-0 0 -- … Attended same high school as Red Grange … Chose Illinois PUR 0-0 0 -- over Iowa and Northwestern. Northwestern ... Recorded 14 rushing yards and completed a PSU 0-0 0 -- pass for three yards against South Dakota State … Rushed for MICH 0-0 0 -- CAREER HIGHS 10 yards against Arkansas State. WIS 0-0 0 -- MINN 0-0 0 -- Attempts: 21 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 UCLA* 0-0 0 -- Completions: 11 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 2010: Played in three games on the season, serving as the Passing Yards: 63 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 backup to starting QB Nathan Scheelhaase … Rushed for six 2010 CAR-YDS TD LG Long Pass: 20 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11 yards and attemped one pass on the season … Had four carries MU DNP Carries: 6 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 SIU 1-1 0 1 Rushing Yards: 26 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 for five yards, including a career-best 12-yard run, at Michigan NIU DNP Long Rush: 11 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11 State … Made collegiate debut against Southern Illinois, tally- OSU DNP ing one yard rushing and attempting one pass. @PSU 0-0 0 0 PASSING STATISTICS @MSU 4-5 0 12 YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT LG YPG EFF. IND DNP 2011 10 67 40 59.7 270 1 4 20 27.0 86.54 High School: Chicago Tribune first-team All-State … Rated a PUR DNP three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Named to the Champaign @MICH DNP RUSHING STATISTICS News-Gazette’s All-State team … Earned IHSA All-State honors MINN DNP YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG NW DNP 2011 10 13 47 3.6 4.7 0 11 … Passed for 4,498 yards and 38 touchdowns as a junior and @FS DNP senior, while rushing for another 2,426 yards and 39 touchdowns BU* DNP O’TOOLE PASSING GAME-BY-GAME *Texas Bowl 2011 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG … PrepStar All-Midwest Region … A Top Combo Passer by ARK ST 2 1 0 4 0 4 MaxPreps.com … Led his team to four straight playoff appear- SDSU 9 9 0 50 1 10 OSEI GAME-BY-GAME (KICK RETURN) ances … High school coach was Brent Pearlman. ASU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 NO YDS TD LONG WMU 6 3 0 34 0 20 ARK ST 0 0 0 -- NU DNP Personal: Son of Lou Ann and Johnson Osei … Majoring in SDSU 0 0 0 -- IND DNP psychology … Born on March 12, 1992 … Chose Illinois over ASU 0 0 0 -- OSU DNP WMU 0 0 0 -- Central Michigan, Air Force, Northern Illinois, Navy and Ball PUR 5 4 1 28 0 12 NU 0 0 0 -- PSU 7 4 1 31 0 14 State among others. IND 0 0 0 -- MICH 3 1 0 7 0 7 OSU 0 0 0 -- WIS 12 7 2 53 0 15 CAREER HIGHS PUR 0 0 0 -- MINN 21 11 0 63 0 14 Attempts: 1, twice (last vs. South Dakota, 9/10/11) PSU 1 13 0 13 UCLA* 2 0 0 0 0 -- Carries: 4, twice (last time vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11) MICH 1 14 0 14 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Rushing Yards: 14 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 WIS 0 0 0 -- Long Rush: 19 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 MINN 0 0 0 -- Kick Returns: 1, three times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) UCLA* 1 9 0 9 Kick Return Yards: 14 vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Long Kick Return: 14 vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 46 ZAK PEDERSEN LS, 6-2, 230, SR. PASSING STATISTICS JOLIET, ILL. / JOLIET CATHOLIC YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT LG YPG 4 REILLY O’TOOLE 2010 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 10 1 1 100.0 3 0 0 3 0.4 QB, 6-4, 220, SO. 2011: Handled long-snapping duties in all 13 games. TOTAL 13 2 1 50.0 3 0 0 3 0.4 WHEATON, ILL. / WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH 2010: Handled the long-snapping duties in all 13 games … RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011: Shared team honors for Rookie of the Year with RB Was key in punter Anthony Santella and kicker Derek Dimke 2010 3 5 6 1.2 2.0 0 12 Donovonn Young ... Saw action in 10 games at quarterback both having career years in 2010 … Notched first career tackle 2011 10 5 24 4.8 3.4 0 19 TOTAL 13 10 30 3.0 4.3 0 19 ... Completed 59.7 percent of his passes on the season and against Northern Illinois … Named Most Improved Walk-on dur- threw for 270 yards in a complementary role to starter Nathan ing 2010 spring drills. KICK RETURN STATISTICS YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG Scheelhaase ... Completed 11-of-21 passes for 63 yards against 2009: Member of UI squad. 2010 0 0 0.0 0 -- Minnesota ... Went 7-of-12 for 53 yards passing against 2011 3 36 12.0 0 14 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. TOTAL 3 36 12.0 0 14 Wisconsin ... Completed 4-of-7 passes for 31 yards against Penn State ... Was 4-of-5 passing for 28 yards against Purdue OSEI PASSING GAME-BY-GAME High School: Recorded 96 total snaps in 2007 in helping Joliet 2011 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG ... Completed 3-of-6 passes for 34 yards against Western Catholic win the IHSA 6A state championship … Also played ARK ST 0 0 0 0 0 -- Michigan ... Threw one pass against Arizona State that drew a SDSU 1 1 0 3 0 3 left guard … Recorded tackles on 27 percent of all punt snaps ASU DNP pass interference penalty ... Was 9-for-9 passing for 50 yards in 2007 … 2007 All-Area selection … Helped JCA to East WMU DNP against South Dakota State, including his first career passing Suburban Catholic Conference championships in 2006 and 2007 NU 0 0 0 0 0 -- touchdown ... Made Illini debut against Arkansas State, going IND 0 0 0 0 0 -- … Ranked third in the nation by Kohl’s Kicking and Snapping OSU 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1-for-2 for four yards, with five rushing yards on one carry. Camps in December 2007 … High school coach was Dan Sharp PUR 0 0 0 0 0 -- PSU 0 0 0 0 0 -- High School: Rated a top 100 player by Tom Lemming … A … Earned two varsity letters. MICH 0 0 0 0 0 -- three-star recruit by Rivals.com … 2010 Chicago Tribune, WIS 0 0 0 0 0 --

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Personal: Full given name is Zachary David Pedersen … Born on Named to the Midwest Hot 100 list by Scout.com … Team broke Chicago Tribune … Named to 2007 Chicago Sun-Times All- Oct. 23, 1989 … Son of William and Mary Pedersen, and Diane 6A record for rushing yards in a playoff game vs. Highland Park Public League Team … Rated the No. 16 athlete nationally by Pedersen and Bart Caponi … Majoring in political science … … Also broke school records for points per game (35), points in ESPN.com … First-team All-State by the Champaign News- Plans to pursue an MBA after graduation … Cousin, Dan Sharp, a season (490), total offense in a season (4,863) and rushing Gazette … Passed for over 1,500 yards, threw 20 touchdown plays football for St. Ambrose … Lists his biggest thrill in sports yards per game (295.2) … Listed as the 16th-best offensive passes and rushed for another 250 yards on offense in 2007 as winning the 2007 IHSA 6A state title … Member of National tackle in the nation by Scout.com … Ranked the fifth-best … Also recorded 25 tackles and five interceptions … Named Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and player in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com … Rated No. 23 to the Midwest Hot 100 list by Scout.com … Ranked the 11th- National Society of High School Scholars … Volunteered with among offensive linemen nationally by Rivals.com … SuperPrep best recruit in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com … PrepStar the Special Olympics as well as Meals on Wheels. All-American … Led Lemont team to the school’s first appear- Magazine All-American … SuperPrep All-American …Listed as ance in the Illinois state finals in 2007 … Named team captain the 36th-best cornerback recruit in the nation by Scout.com … … Had 26 scholarship offers … Played in the Offense-Defense Rated the No. 37 athlete nationally by Rivals.com … Passed for All-Star game in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., after his senior season … over 2,200 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … High school 33 K.J. PICARD Bench pressed over 350 pounds and squats 450 … High school coach was Jesse Chick … Also a member of the track team, run- DB, 6-1, 200, JR. coach was Eric Michaelsen. ning the 100 meters and relay events … High school teammate of former Illini Martez Wilson. CHICAGO, ILL. / MT. CARMEL Personal: Full given name is Graham Patrick Pocic … Born on 2011: Joined team in the spring of 2011 … Member of UI squad. April 5, 1990 … Son of Kim and Gary Pocic … Majoring in sport Personal: Son of Carol Ramsey and Jackyl Smith … Born on Jan. management … Chose Illinois over Michigan, Florida, Penn 28, 1989 … Majoring in communication … Chose Illinois over High School: High school coach was Frank Lenti … Also par- State, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Michigan State, Cincinnati and Kansas State. ticipated in baseball.

Personal: Full given name is Kenneth James Picard … Son of Heidi and Ken Picard … Born on July 14, 1991 … Hobbies CAREER HIGHS include golfing and video games … Favorite athlete is Chuck 34 ALEX PORTER Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11) Receptions: 3, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/14/09) Liddell … Majoring in community health … Plans to go into LB, 6-0, 230, SO. Receiving Yards: 44 at Purdue, 10/24/09 health administration after graduation. KENILWORTH, ILL. / NEW TRIER Long Reception: 24 vs. Penn State, 10/3/09 KO Returns: 3 vs. Missouri, 9/4/10 2011: Member of UI squad. KO Return Yards: 78 vs. Missouri, 9/4/10 Long KO Return: 30 vs. Missouri, 9/4/10 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a Punt Returns: 4 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 Punt Return Yards: 21 at Michigan, 11/6/10 76 GRAHAM POCIC walk-on prior to the 2010 season. Long Punt Return: 21 at Michigan, 11/6/10 OL, 6-7, 305, SR. High School: All-area selection in 2009 … Two-time All-Central DEFENSIVE STATISTICS LEMONT, ILL. / LEMONT Suburban League in 2008 and 2009 … Named CSL Defensive YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU 2010 13 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 2011: Started at center in all 13 games ... Helped the Illini Player of the Year in 2009 … Collected 158 tackles, 28 sack 2011 13 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 to 301 total yards and 149 rushing yards against Wisconsin and five forced fumbles across the 2008 and 2009 seasons … TOTAL 26 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0 ... Aided the Illini in 518 yards of total offense, including 308 Earned two varsity letters in football at New Trier. PUNT RETURN STATISTICS YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG rushing in win over Indiana ... Helped Illinois to 473 total yards Personal: Son of Richard and Karen Porter … Born on Dec. 3, 2009 4 19 4.8 0 15 against Northwestern ... Helped the Illini to 296 rushing yards 1991, in Alexandria, Va. … Enrolled in the general curriculum 2010 13 38 3.2 0 21 and 463 total yards against Western Michigan ... Paved the way 2011 0 0 0.0 0 0 … Has two younger brothers, Andrew and Jack, and a younger TOTAL 17 57 3.6 0 21 for 519 yards of total offense, including 364 rushing in win over sister, Katie … J Leman is his Fighting Illini hero … Plans on South Dakota State ... Started at center and helped the Illini to KICK RETURN STATISTICS earning his MBA following graduation. YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 202 rushing yards and 473 total yards against Arkansas State. 2010 5 96 19.2 0 30 2011 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010: All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media) … TOTAL 5 96 19.2 0 30 Phil Steele’s third-team All-Big Ten … Started all 13 games RECEIVING STATISTICS at center… Helped pave the way for the top rushing offense 19 JACK RAMSEY YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG in the Big Ten and the 11th-best in the nation (246.1 ypg) … DB, 5-11, 200, SR. 2009 12 16 182 11.4 15.2 0 24 2010 13 1 3 3.0 0.2 0 3 The Illini offense broke school records for points in a season CHICAGO, ILL. / SIMEON 2011 13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 (423) and points per game (32.54) in addition to producing the TOTAL 38 17 185 10.9 4.9 0 24 2011: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... fourth-most total yards (5,162) and second-most rushing yards Recorded two tackles against South Dakota State. RAMSEY GAME-BY-GAME (DEFENSE) (3,199) in school history … Aided the Illini offense in posting 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR 2010: Played in all 13 games at wide receiver, cornerback and ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 533 yards of total offense in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … SDSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Helped Illini tally 318 yards rushing at Fresno State … Paved as a kick/punt returner, making one start … Finished eighth ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 the way for 559 yards of total offense, including a season-high in the Big Ten in punt return average (2.9 ypr) … Moved to WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 519 rushing, in win over Northwestern … Helped Illinois’ offense cornerback two weeks before 2010 season opener after spending IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 record a season-high 561 yards of total offense, including 315 his first two seasons at receiver, only to move back to receiver OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 rushing, at Michigan … Paved the way for 437 total yards, heading into the NIU game during week three and then back to PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 including 282 yards rushing, in win at Penn State … Aided cornerback prior to the Texas Bowl … Returned one punt for a MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 the Illini offense in racking up 319 rushing yards in victory over career-high 21 yards at Michigan … Tallied only reception of the WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 year, a three-yard catch, in victory over Purdue … Led team with MINN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Northern Illinois … Named co-Most Improved Offensive Player UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 during 2010 spring drills. a career-high three kickoff returns for 78 yards against Missouri. *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2009: Played in all 12 games at wide receiver, starting three 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR 2009: Played in 10 games on the season … Illini offense ranked MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 18th in the NCAA in rushing and second in the Big Ten … … Had 16 catches for 182 yards (11.4 ypc) on the season SIU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Offense rushed for over 300 yards three times: vs. Illinois State, … Tied career-high with three catches for 27 yards against NIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Northwestern … Had three catches for 39 yards in win over OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Michigan and Fresno State. @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Minnesota … Made his first career start against Purdue … @MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season … Enrolled at Illinois in Had a career day with three catches for a career-high 44 yards IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 January 2008. at Purdue … Caught a pass for a career-long 24 yards against PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: PrepStar Magazine Dream Team … Named to the Penn State … Caught two passes for 20 yards in the season MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 opener against Missouri … Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Chicago Sun Times All-Area team … Earned first-team All-State @FS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 honors by the Chicago Tribune … Four-star recruit by Rivals.com 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. BU* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Named to the Rivals 250 team … First-team All-State by the *Texas Bowl Champaign News-Gazette … Four-star recruit by Scout.com … High School: Earned special mention All-State honors by the

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RAMSEY GAME-BY-GAME (RETURNS) a two-time All-State performer in track and field … High school the Big 33 All-Star game (featuring the best Pennsylvania and 2010 KR-YDS TD LG PR-YDS TD LG coach was Brad Anderson. Ohio seniors) … Earned first-team All-League and All-County MU 3-78 0 30 1-3 0 3 SIU 0-0 0 0 4-15 0 15 Academic Team honors … High school coach was Ron Zeiber. NIU 0-0 0 0 1-(1) 0 0 Personal: Son of Lourdes and Vixamar (deceased) Rock … Born OSU 1-6 0 6 2-1 0 2 on May 9, 1991 … Is one of seven children … Enrolled in the Personal: Full name is Tyler Adam Sands … Son of Dawne @PSU 1-12 0 12 2-(1) 0 0 general curriculum. von Czoernig and Jeff Sands … Born on Sept. 23, 1989 … @MSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 IND 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 Majoring in psychology … Chose Illinois over Nebraska and PUR 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 RECEIVING STATISTICS Boston College. @MICH 0-0 0 0 1-21 0 21 YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG MINN 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2011 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 NW 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 @FS 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 ROCK GAME-BY-GAME BU* 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2011 REC YDS TD LG *Texas Bowl ARK ST DNP 7 SUPO SANNI SDSU 0 0 0 -- 2009 KR-YDS TD LG PR-YDS TD LG ASU DNP DB, 6-3, 220, SR. MU 0-0 0 -- 1-1 0 1 WMU DNP CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. / HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR @PUR 0-0 0 -- 2-15 0 15 NU DNP MINN 0-0 0 -- 1-3 0 3 IND DNP 2011: Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts ... Made 49 OSU DNP RAMSEY GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) PUR DNP tackles on the season and had 2.0 TFLs, five PBUs and one 2010 REC YDS TD LG PSU DNP interception on the season ... Notched three tackles and a half- MU 0 0 0 - MICH DNP TFL in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... SIU 0 0 0 - WIS DNP NIU 0 0 0 - MINN DNP Posted a career-high eight tackles and a half-TFL against Penn OSU 0 0 0 - UCLA* DNP State ... Recorded seven tackles, including a half-TFL against @PSU 0 0 0 - *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl @MSU 0 0 0 - Purdue ... Tied career highs with four solo tackles and two PBUs IND 0 0 0 - in victory over Indiana ... Posted five total tackles, including four PUR 1 3 0 3 solos, in win over Northwestern ... Recorded two tackles and one @MICH 0 0 0 - MINN 0 0 0 - 86 TIM RUSSELL PBU in win over Western Michigan ... Posted three tackles and NW 0 0 0 - WR, 6-6, 220, JR. two PBUs in win over Arizona State ... Had his first-career INT @FS 0 0 0 - BU* 0 0 0 - ST. CHARLES, ILL. / EAST against South Dakota State ... Made first start and recorded six *Texas Bowl tackles, a half-TFL and a forced fumble against Arkansas State. 2011: Served as the holder for field goals and extra points in all 2009 REC YDS TD LG Sat out the 2010 season after rupturing his right Achilles MU 2 20 0 12 13 games … Made Illini debut against Arkansas State. 2010: ISU 0 0 0 - in August 2010. Was granted a medical hardship waiver and @OSU 2 11 0 7 2010: Member of UI squad. will have two years of eligibility remaining starting with the PSU 1 24 0 24 MSU 1 8 0 8 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. 2011 season. @IND 1 9 0 9 @PUR 3 44 0 15 High School: Named to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2009: Played in 11 games, making 11 tackles and recording MICH 0 0 0 - All-Area honorable mention team in basketball … Earned six one PBU on the season … Played safety for three quarters at @MINN 3 39 0 17 NW 3 27 0 12 letters, two each in football, basketball and baseball … Twice Indiana, logging four tackles and a pass break up … Recorded @CIN 0 0 0 - earned high honors and academic All-Conference accolades … a career-best tying four tackles against Illinois State. FS 0 0 0 - High school coach was Ted Monken. 2008: Played in all 12 games, seeing 126 snaps primarily on Personal: Full name is Timothy Egan Russell … Son of Timothy special teams … Recorded nine tackles on the season, includ- and Kathleen Russell … Born on Aug. 17, 1991 … Majoring in ing six solo stops … Had a career-high four tackles, including 87 DANIEL RHODES mechanical engineering. three solos, against Ohio State. TE, 6-3, 250, FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. / INDEPENDENCE High School: Earned special mention All-State honors by the Chicago Tribune … First-team All-State by the Champaign 2012: Early enrollee will practice with team in Spring 2012. News-Gazette … PrepStar Magazine All-Region … Led team in 61 TYLER SANDS receiving in 2007 with 25 catches for 601 yards and six touch- High School: A two-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com OL, 6-5, 305, SR. downs … Also recorded 94 tackles, 74 solo stops, four intercep- ... Played both tight end and offensive tackle in high school ... BOYERTOWN, PA. / BOYERTOWN AREA tions and one forced fumble in 2007 … Earned All-Area honors Named first-team All-State in 2010 ... Head 15 catches for 312 by the Southtown Star … Rated among the top-15 recruits in yards and two touchdowns as a tight end in 2010 ... Originally 2011: Saw action in 12 games, primarily on special teams the state of Illinois by Rivals.com … Ranked the No. 51 wide committed to Illinois for the 2011 season, but his enrollment and in short-yardage situations, making one start ... Started receiver nationally by Scout.com … Named to the Midwest Hot was delayed to spring 2012. at weak-side guard against Northwestern ... Academic All-Big 100 list by Scout.com … Listed as the No. 53 outside linebacker Ten honoree. Personal: The son of Danny and Donteia Rhodes ... Born Nov. in the nation by Rivals.com … Took Homewood-Flossmoor to the 12, 1992. 2010: Member of UI squad. state semifinals in football in 2007 … As a junior, recorded 417 yards receiving and posted 53 solo tackles and two interceptions 2009: Played in three games, starting against Purdue … Earned … High school coach was Kenneth Smith … Member of the Academic All-Big Ten honors. 2007 Homewood-Flossmoor basketball team, which was ranked 20 FRITZ ROCK 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. 17th in the nation by USA Today. WR, 6-1, 210, SO. High School: PrepStar Magazine All-American … Earned first- Personal: Son of Sesis and Olatunji Sanni … Born on Sept. PLYMOUTH, MINN. / WAYZATA team AAAA All-State honors from the Associated Press and 8, 1989 … Majoring in communication … Family hails from 2011: Made his Illini debut against South Dakota State. PAFootballnews.com … Recorded 84 tackles, two forced fum- Nigeria … High school teammate of fellow Illini Michael bles, three recovered fumbles and four passes broken up as a Buchanan … Chose Illinois over Iowa and West Virginia. 2011: Moved to wide receiver during 2011 spring practice. senior … Rated the No. 20 player in the state of Pennsylvania by Rivals.com … First-team All-County as an offensive lineman CAREER HIGHS 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season while practicing as a safety. Tackles: 8 vs. Penn State, 10/29/11 and second team as a defensive lineman … Earned first-team Solos: 4, four times (last time vs. Indiana, 10/8/11) High School: Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a All-League honors as an offensive lineman, defensive lineman PBU: 2, twice (last time vs. Indiana, 10/8/11) senior … Earned All-Classic Lake Conference honors as a senior and punter … Ranked the 33rd-best offensive tackle nationally Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 … Led Wayzata to a Minnesota Class 5A state championship TFL: 0.5, four times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) by Rivals.com … Named to the East Hot 100 list by Scout.com INT:1 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 as a senior, both catching and throwing touchdown passes and … Garnered first-team All-Area accolades for offensive line and recording eight tackles on his way to earning MVP honors … punter and second-team as a defensive lineman … Named to Was a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com … the Harrisburg Patriot News “Platinum 33” team … Ranked the Played in the 2009 Offense/Defense All-Star Game … Also was No. 43 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com … Picked for

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS offense and 10th in rushing (66.8 ypg) … Started all 13 games PASSING STATISTICS YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU FF-FR at quarterback … Completed 155-of-264 passes on the season YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT LG YPG EFF. 2008 12 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010 13 264 155 58.7 1,825 17 8 54 140.4 132.0 2009 11 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 (58.7 percent) for 1,825 yards, an Illinois freshman record … 2011 13 291 184 63.2 2,110 13 8 77 162.3 133.38 2010 DNP-Injured Tossed 17 touchdowns against eight interceptions on the season TOTAL 26 555 339 61.1 3,935 30 16 77 151.3 132.71 2011 13 27 22 49 2.0-3 1-7 5 1-0 RUSHING STATISTICS TOTAL 36 41 28 69 2.0-3 1-7 6 1-0 for an efficiency rating of 132.0 … Rushed for a UI freshman record and Illinois QB record 868 yards on 185 carries (4.7 ypc) YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG SANNI GAME-BY-GAME 2010 13 185 868 4.7 66.8 5 55 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR with five TD on the season … Completed a career-best 18 passes 2011 13 191 624 3.3 48.0 6 37 ARK ST 3 3 6 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 on 23 attempts for a career-high 242 yards and rushed for 53 TOTAL 26 376 1,492 4.0 57.4 11 55 SDSU 0 2 2 0-0 1-7 0 0-0 yards and one TD in the Texas Bowl win over Baylor … In the SCHEELHAASE PASSING GAME-BY-GAME ASU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 2011 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG WMU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 Texas Bowl, he completed his first 13 passes of the game, the ARK ST 23 16 0 267 2 72 NU 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 longest completion streak to start a game and third-longest SDSU 8 6 0 102 0 34 IND 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 streak in school history … Recorded one rushing TD and career ASU 15 11 1 135 1 45 OSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WMU 20 14 1 133 1 39 PUR 3 4 7 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 bests in carries (24) and rushing yards (131), the fifth-best NU 32 21 1 391 3 50 PSU 3 5 8 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 rushing total by a QB in school history, at Fresno State, earning IND 22 12 0 210 3 77 MICH 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 34 20 2 159 1 21 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 him Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the sixth time PUR 35 22 0 217 0 20 MINN 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Had 21 carries for 101 yards and one TD at Michigan while PSU 16 9 0 63 1 20 UCLA* 2 1 3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0-0 throwing for 211 yards and three TDs, earning Big Ten Freshman MICH 31 16 1 170 0 32 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl WIS 19 15 1 99 0 18 of the Week honors … Named Big Ten Offensive Player and 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR MINN 6 4 0 15 0 7 MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Freshman of the Week after posting career highs in total offense UCLA* 30 18 1 139 1 60 ISU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 (313), completions (16) and passing TDs (4), and also rushed *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 for yards (118) in victory over Purdue … Also had a career-best 2010 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG @IND 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 80-percent completion percentage (16-for-20) and a QB rating MU 23 9 3 81 1 24 SIU 18 14 0 229 2 54 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 of 227.9 against the Boilermakers … Named Big Ten Freshman MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NIU 16 8 0 70 0 14 @MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 of the Week after completing 13-of-16 passes for 123 yards and OSU 22 12 1 109 0 29 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 two TDs, and rushing for 45 yards in win over Indiana … Named @PSU 19 15 0 151 1 32 @MSU 27 15 3 141 0 39 @CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Big Ten Freshman of the Week after completing 15-of-19 passes FS 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 21 13 0 123 2 29 for 151 yards and one TD, and rushing for 61 yards in Illinois’ PUR 20 16 0 195 4 26 2008 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR @MICH 25 14 0 211 3 33 MU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 first-ever win at Penn State … Had his first career reception for MINN 21 10 0 172 2 38 EIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 23 yards against No. 2 Ohio State … Named Big Ten Freshman NW 13 6 1 40 1 11 ULL 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 of the Week after completing 14-of-18 passes for 229 yards @FS 16 5 0 61 1 23 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 BU* 23 18 0 242 0 52 @MICH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and two TD in the win over Southern Illinois … Became third *Texas Bowl MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 redshirt-freshman in UI history to start a season opener when he IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 SCHEELHAASE RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 took the field against Missouri on Sept. 4 … Named the starter ARK ST 12-24 0 16 0-0 0 -- IOWA 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 on June 2, 2010 … Academic All-Big Ten honoree. SDSU 9-93 2 23 0-0 0 -- WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ASU 18-67 0 15 0-0 0 -- OSU 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season … Earned Faculty Award for WMU 17-40 0 8 0-0 0 -- @NU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 exemplary leadership in community, classroom and on field for NU 20-70 1 22 0-0 0 -- 2009-10 academic year. IND 18-88 1 27 0-0 0 -- OSU 16-49 0 13 0-0 0 -- High School: A four-star recruit by Rivals.com … SuperPrep PUR 13-22 1 17 0-0 0 -- PSU 14-89 0 19 0-0 0 -- 2 NATHAN SCHEELHAASE All-American … Kansas City Star Metro Player of the Year … MICH 16-14 1 13 0-0 0 -- Listed as the seventh-best quarterback nationally by Rivals. WIS 8-28 0 15 0-0 0 -- QB, 6-3, 200, JR. MINN 8-29 0 5 0-0 0 -- KANSAS CITY, MO. / ROCKHURST com … Earned the 2007 Simone Award as the best player in the UCLA* 22-110 0 37 1-9 0 9 Kansas City metro area … Earned first-team All-State honors *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl • Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Offensive MVP from the Kansas City football writers as a senior … Passed for 2010 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree 1,726 yards and 17 touchdowns, while rushing for 864 yards and MU 16-76 0 20 0-0 0 0 • Manning Award Watch List 18 scores as a senior … PrepStar All-American … A four-star SIU 8-13 0 7 0-0 0 0 • Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List recruit by Scout.com … A Rivals250 player … Rated a top-20 NIU 16-115 1 28 0-0 0 0 OSU 11-12 1 7 1-23 0 23 • Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List national quarterback by Scout.com … Ranked the No. 7 combo @PSU 8-61 0 28 0-0 0 0 passer quarterback by Tom Lemming … Two-time first-team @MSU 7-11 0 13 0-0 0 0 2011: Team Captain ... Started all 13 games ... Named team’s IND 6-45 0 25 0-0 0 0 Outstanding Offensive Back at the annual postseason banquet All-Metro … Rated the No. 3 player in the state of Missouri by PUR 21-118 0 13 0-0 0 0 @MICH 21-101 1 14 0-0 0 0 ... Earned Offensive Player of the Game honors in Illinois’ win Rivals.com … Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Midlands by SuperPrep … 2007 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year … MINN 19-35 0 14 0-0 0 0 over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl after rushing for 110 NW 19-97 0 21 0-0 0 0 yards and completing 18-of-30 yards for 139 yards and one 2007 Kansas City Star Metro Offensive Player of the Year … @FS 24-131 1 46 0-0 0 0 Earned first-team All-State honors from the Kansas City football BU* 9-53 1 55 0-0 0 0 touchdown ... Completed 16-of-31 passes for 170 yards and had *Texas Bowl one rushing touchdown against Michigan ... Set career highs in writers and coaches as a junior … Won Missouri state title as completions and attempts at Purdue, going 22-of-35 for 217 a junior with a 13-0 record and followed up with a 10-2 senior yards ... Completed 12-of-22 passes for 210 yards and three season … High school coach was Tony Severino. TDs, including a career-long 77-yard completion, and rushed Personal: Son of LouAnn Scheelhaase and Nate Creer, who was 94 AKEEM SPENCE for 88 yards and another TD against Indiana ... Set career high a three-year football starter at Iowa at defensive back … Born DL, 6-1, 305, JR. in passing yards against Northwestern, connecting on 21-of-32 on Nov. 8, 1990 … Majoring in communication … Chose Illinois FT. WALTON BEACH, FLA. / FT. WALTON BEACH passes for 391 yards and three TDs and had the game-winning over Iowa, Oklahoma and Missouri. rushing TD with 0:13 left ... Completed 6-of-8 passes for 102 • Bronko Nagurski Preseason Watch List yards and rushed for 93 yards on nine attempts, including a CAREER HIGHS • Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List Completions: 22 vs. Purdue, 10/22/11 career-high two rushing TDs, against South Dakota State ... Attempts: 35, vs Purdue, 10/22/11 • NW Florida All Sports Association Collegiate Award winner Finished 16-of-23 for 267 yards and two TDs in season-opener Yards: 391 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 Passing Touchdowns: 4 vs. Purdue, 10/30/10 2011: Played and started all 13 games on the season ... Fourth against Arkansas State ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Long Pass: 77 vs. Indiana, 10/8/11 on the team with 69 tackles on the season, including 5.5 TFLs Carries: 24 at Fresno State, 12/3/10 2010: Fourth-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and hon- Rushing Yards: 131 at Fresno State, 12/3/10 and 1.5 sacks ... Notched two tackles and a half-sack in Illinois’ orable mention Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews. Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... Recorded seven Long Rush: 55 vs. Baylor, 12/29/10 tackles against Minnesota ... Tied career high with nine tackles com … Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week … Named team’s Receptions: 1, twice (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) Rookie of the Year … Finished seventh in the Big Ten in total Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Ohio State, 10/2/10 and a half-TFL against Michigan ... Recorded six tackles and one Long Reception: 23 vs. Ohio State, 10/2/10

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TFL at Penn State ... Posted eight tackles, one TFL and forced DEFENSIVE STATISTICS and recovered a fumble at Purdue ... Recorded five tackles, one 27 EATON SPENCE YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH PBU FF-FR 2009 11 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 TFL and a half-sack against Ohio State ... Posted a career-high DB, 6-0, 175, r-FR. 2010 13 11 15 26 4.5-15 1-11 1 1 2-0 nine tackles in win over Northwestern ... Posted four tackles, BELLE GLADE, FLA. / GLADES DAY 2011 13 4 12 16 1.0-2 1.0-2 0 2 0-0 TOTAL 37 15 27 42 5.5-17 2.0-13 1 3 2-1 including a half-TFL and half-sack, against Arizona State ... 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Notched three tackles, including a TFL and a QB hurry, in win STAPLES GAME-BY-GAME 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH FF-FR over South Dakota State. High School: A two-star recruit by Rivals … Played running ARK ST 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 back, receiver and defensive back during senior season, while SDSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010: First-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and helping Glades Day to back-to-back state championships in ASU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Rivals.com and second-team Freshman All-American by WMU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 the Florida 1-B Division … A three-sport athlete at Glades Day, CollegeFootballNews.com … Named to the Football Writers NU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 also played basketball and ran track … High school coach was IND 1 0 1 1.0-2 1.0-2 0 0-0 Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team … Pete Walker. OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Started all 13 games at defensive tackle alongside All-American PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Corey Liuget … Shared team’s Most Improved Award with Jarred Personal: Son of Gaynell and Eaton Spence, Sr. … Born Oct. 9, MICH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Fayson … Had 45 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, two hurries and 1992 … Majoring in agribusiness, markets and management WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 one fumble recovery on the season … Recorded first career fum- … Chose Illinois over Northern Illinois, Florida International, MINN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ble recovery in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Had three tackles Western Michigan and West Virginia. *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and one QB hurry in win over Northwestern … Had three tackles 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR and one TFL against Minnesota … Tallied six tackles at Michigan MU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Posted eight tackles, including four solos and a half-TFL, in SIU 1 0 1 1-11 1-11 0 1-0 NIU 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 victory over Purdue … Recorded three tackles, one TFL and first 54 JUSTIN STAPLES OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 career QB hurry against Michigan State … Recorded seven tack- DL, 6-4, 235, SR. @PSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 les and a half-TFL against Ohio State … Tallied two tackles, one LAKEWOOD, OHIO / ST. EDWARD IND 2 1 3 2-3 0-0 0 1-0 QB sack and one TFL in win over Southern Illinois … Started at PUR 1 2 3 1.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 defensive tackle in his collegiate debut against Missouri. 2011: Played in all 13 games, making one start ... Had 16 tack- @MICH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 les, one sack and two PBUs on the season ... Had two tackles MINN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season. NW 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 against Minnesota, Michigan, Western Michigan, Arizona State @FS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 and Arkansas State ... Had a sack at Indiana ... Had PBUs against BU* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: Rated the No. 34 defensive tackle nationally by *Texas Bowl ESPNU … Recorded 80 tackles and five sacks as a senior … Western Michigan and South Dakota State. 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR Ranked the No. 88 defensive tackle by Scout.com … Helped lead 2010: Played in all 13 games, making three starts at the bandit ISU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 team to a 10-2 record and district championship … Played in position … Had 26 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, two forced @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 the Florida state all-star game … Posted 67 tackles, 16 tackles fumbles, one PBU and one hurry on the season … Posted @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 for loss and two sacks in 2007 … Threw shot put and discus in three tackles and 1.5 TFLs in victory over Purdue … Tallied a @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 track … High school coach was Mike Owens. MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 career-high two TFLs and forced a fumble in win over Indiana @MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Son of Floyd and Karen Spence … Born on Nov. 29, … Recorded first career QB hurry against Michigan State NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Posted two tackles and one PBU in win at Penn State … @CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1991 … Majoring in communication … Chose Illinois over Iowa FS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 State, Syracuse, N.C. State and South Florida. Tallied a career-high six tackles in victory over Northern Illinois … Recorded first career QB sack, tackle for loss and forced CAREER HIGHS fumble in win over Southern Illinois … Earned team’s Best Effort Tackles: 9, twice (last vs. Michigan, 11/12/11) Defense award during 2010 spring drills. Solos: 4, twice (last at Michigan, 11/6/10) 87 GARRET STROUP QB Sacks: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10 2009: Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams … Forced QB Hurry: 1, three times (last vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11) P, 5-11, 190, r-FR. TFL: 1, six times (last vs. Penn State, 10/29/11) a fumble against Ohio State. ROCKFORD, ILL. / BOYLAN CATHOLIC Fumble Recovery: 1 , twice (last time vs. Purdue, 10/22/11) Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Purdue 10/22/11 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS High School: PrepStar Magazine All-American … Rated the High School: Part of the 2010 6A State championship-winning YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH FF-FR 2010 13 15 30 45 4.0-8 1.0-2 2 0-1 19th-best recruit in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com … Ranked team … Averaged 42 yards per punt his senior year. 2011 13 18 51 69 5.5-16 1.5-8 1 1-1 No. 30 among outside linebackers nationally according to Rivals. TOTAL 26 33 81 114 9.5-24 2.5-10 3 1-2 com … Named to the Cleveland Plain Dealer All-State team … Personal: Full name is Garrett Corrigan Stroup … Son of Kate SPENCE GAME-BY-GAME Recorded 92 tackles, seven sacks, one interception, 11 pass and Bob Stroup … Born June 17, 1992 … Majoring in com- 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR break-ups, six forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles as a munity health … Held better than a 3.5 GPA every year of high ARK ST 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 school … Plans to attend medical school. SDSU 1 2 3 1.0-1 0-0 1 0-0 senior … Listed as the No. 33 weakside linebacker nationally ASU 1 3 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0-0 by Scout.com … Named to the Midwest Hot 100 list by Scout. WMU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NU 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 com … Picked for the Big 33 All-Star game (featuring the IND 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 best Pennsylvania and Ohio seniors) … Posted 52 tackles, four OSU 0 5 5 1.0-5 0.5-3 0 0-0 sacks and four fumble recoveries as a junior, and 28 tackles 40 BEAU SULLIVAN PUR 1 7 8 1.0-2 0-0 0 1-1 PSU 1 5 6 1.0-1 0-0 0 0-0 and two sacks as a sophomore … High school coach was Scot LB, 5-11, 215, JR. MICH 3 6 9 0.5-2 0-0 0 0-0 Niedzwiecki. DECATUR, ILL. / MAROA-FORSYTH WIS 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Full name is Justin Ikeem Staples … Son of Shelley 2011: Member of the UI squad UCLA* 0 2 2 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0-0 and Lenson Staples … Born Dec. 10, 1989 … Majoring in *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2010: Member of the UI squad … Joined the team during 2010 sociology … Chose Illinois over Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan 2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR spring drills. MU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 State. SIU 2 0 2 1-2 1-2 0 0-0 2009: Was enrolled at Illinois, but not a member of the team. NIU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 CAREER HIGHS OSU 1 6 7 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 Tackles: 6 vs. Northern Illinois, 9/18/10 High School: Named first team All-Area and All-Conference in @PSU 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Solos: 2, twice (last time vs. Indiana, 10/23/10) 2007 … Led Maroa-Forsyth to 2006 IHSA 2A state title and was @MSU 0 3 3 1-2 0-0 1 0-0 Forced Fumble: 1, twice (last time vs. Indiana, 10/23/10) IND 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Fumble Recovered: 1 at Ohio State, 9/26/09 named defensive player of the game in the title game at Illinois’ PUR 4 4 8 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 QB Sacks: 1, twice (last time vs. Indiana, 10/8/11) Memorial Stadium … Helped team to a 45-4 record and four @MICH 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 QB Hurry: 1 at Michigan State, 10/16/10 conference titles during career … High school coach was Josh MINN 1 2 3 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 TFL: 2 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 NW 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 PBU: 1, three times (last time vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11) Jostes … Also played basketball and baseball in high school @FS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 … Helped basketball team to the 2007 1A State Championship BU* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 *Texas Bowl and a 33-1 record.

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Personal: Full name is Beau Franklin Sullivan … Son of Joe and the 54th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com … Helped lead was Dave McFarland … Two-time Idaho state heavyweight Debbie Sullivan … Born on Sept. 10, 1990 … Majoring in com- his team to the Michigan Div. III championship game. wrestling champion … Ranked third in the state of Ohio in munity health … Has three brothers, Luke, Drew and Reed … wrestling at heavyweight. Personal: Son of Sonya and Earnest Thomas Jr. … Born on Dec. Brother, Reed, played football at from 2006-10 19, 1991 … Had over a 3.0 GPA in high school … Enrolled in the Personal: Legal guardian is aunt, Lydia Nord … Majoring in and brother, Drew, was a cheerleader at Illinois from 2003-07. general curriculum … Chose Illinois over Missouri, Louisville, sociology … Born on June 28, 1991 … Moved to Oberlin from Wisconsin, Stanford and Penn State among others. Idaho for his senior year of high school … Chose Illinois over Michigan State, Indiana, Oregon State and Washington State. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 44 AUSTIN TEITSMA YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH PBU FF-FR 2011 8 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 DL, 6-2, 265, So. GLEN ELLYN, ILL. / GLENBARD SOUTH THOMAS GAME-BY-GAME 98 JOHN VALENTINE 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH FF-FR 2011: Played in seven games, primarily on special teams ... Had ARK ST 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 DL, 6-5, 255, r-FR. two tackles against Michigan ... Made Illini debut against SDSU, SDSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ST. LOUIS, MO. / MICDS ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 recording a half-sack ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. WMU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 NU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High school: St. Louis Today third-team All-Metro … MaxPreps High School: Named Western Sun Defensive Player of the Year PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 first-team All-Conference selection … Seven-time letterwinner, in 2009 … Earned All-State honors as a junior … Garnered All- PSU DNP four in football and three in track and field … High school coach MICH DNP Conference honors in three seasons on varsity … Also lettered WIS DNP was Josh Smith. in track and wrestling … Was runner-up in the heavyweight MINN DNP Personal: Full name is John Dee Valentine … Born July 19, division at the IHSA 2A State wrestling finals at the Assembly UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 1992 … Son of Trudy and the late John Valentine … Majoring Hall, finishing the season with a 28-1 record … Also advanced in education. to the state championships in wrestling in 2009, finishing the season 35-1 after a loss in the quarterfinals … State qualifier in track in throws as a junior … High school football coach was 72 HUGH THORNTON Dan Starkey. OL, 6-5, 310, SR. OBERLIN, OHIO / OBERLIN 65 JOSIAH VANDERHEYDEN Personal: Son of Doris Van Byssum and Jack Teitsma … Born OL, 6-3, 285, SO. on May 23, 1991 … Majoring in sport management … Chose 2011: Played in 11 games and started at weak-side guard in ROCKFORD, ILL. / GUILFORD Illinois over Indiana, Northern Illinois, Ball State and Central 10 games ... Missed the Wisconsin and Michigan games with a Michigan. lower-leg injury ... Helped the Illini to 308 rushing yards and 518 2010: Member of UI squad. total yards against Indiana ... Paved the way for 473 total yards 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season … Joined the team as a CAREER HIGHS against Northwestern ... Helped Illinois to 296 rushing yards and Tackles: 2 vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 walk-on prior to the 2010 season. Solos: 2 vs. Michigan, 11/12/11 463 total yards against Western Michigan ... Paved the way for QB Sacks: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 364 yards rushing in win against South Dakota State ... Helped High School: All-Conference offensive lineman in 2009 … 0.5 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 TFL: the Illini to 473 total yards against Arkansas State. National Honor Society member … Graduated summa cum DEFENSIVE STATISTICS laude … High school coach was Mel Gilfillan. YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH 2010: Played in all 13 games, starting eight at weakside guard 2011 7 2 1 3 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 … Helped pave the way for the top rushing offense in the Big Personal: Full name is Josiah E. VanderHeyden … Son of Brad

Ten and the 11th-best in the nation (246.1 ypg) … The Illini and Toni VanderHeyden … Born on March 16, 1992 … Majoring TEITSMA GAME-BY-GAME in civil engineering. 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS PBU FF-FR offense broke school records for points in a season (423) and ARK ST DNP points per game (32.54) in addition to producing the fourth- SDSU 0 1 1 0.5-2 0-0 0 0-0 ASU DNP most total yards (5,162) and second-most rushing yards (3,199) WMU DNP in school history … Aided the Illini offense in posting 533 yards NU DNP of total offense in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Helped Illini 83 BRENNEN VANMIEGHEM IND DNP OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 tally 318 yards rushing at Fresno State … Paved the way for PK, 6-2, 190, r-FR. PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 559 yards of total offense, including a season-high 519 rush- METAMORA, ILL. / METAMORA TOWNSHIP PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ing, in win over Northwestern … Helped Illinois’ offense record MICH 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 a season-high 561 yards of total offense, including 315 rushing, MINN DNP at Michigan … Paved the way for 437 total yards, including 282 High School: Helped Metamora to two state championships UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl yards rushing, in win at Penn State … Aided the Illini offense … Holds state records for most points scored in a season by in racking up 319 rushing yards in victory over Northern Illinois. a kicker, most PATs in a season and most PATs in a career … Lettered all four years … High school coach was Pat Ryan. 2009: Started seven games at right tackle … Illini offense 24 EARNEST THOMAS III ranked 18th in the NCAA in rushing and second in the Big Ten Personal: Son of Kim and Rod VanMieghem … Born March 13, LB, 6-2, 220, So. … Helped the Illini to 331 rushing yards and 548 total yards 1993 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Hobbies include ORCHARD LAKE, MICH. / ST. MARY’S in the season finale against Fresno State … Aided the Illini fishing and hunting. offense in racking up 476 yards of total offense and Juice 2011: Played in eight games, recording six tackles on the Williams’ 282-yard passing performance at No. 5 Cincinnati … season ... Had one solo tackle against Indiana ... Made two Assisted in Illinois’ 250-yard passing, four offensive touchdown tackles against South Dakota State … Made Illini debut against performance in win over Minnesota … Helped lead Illinois to 83 EDDIE VILIUNAS Arkansas State, recording one tackle. 500 yards of total offense and 377 yards rushing in win over TE, 6-4, 250, SR. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. Michigan … Started at Indiana, his first career game played LAGRANGE PARK, ILL. / LYONS TOWNSHIP … Helped the Illini offense log 443 yards of total offense vs. High School: Recorded 100 tackles, seven tackles for loss, the Hoosiers. 2011: Played in all 13 games, mostly in two-TE sets … Caught forced a fumble and had one interception as a senior … A two passes for 15 yards in win over UCLA in Kraft Fight Hunger Earned first-team All-State honors as well as three-star recruit by Rivals.com … PrepStar All-Midwest Region High School: Bowl ... Had one catch for seven yards against Michigan ... Had … Ranked as the 46th-best safety nationally by Rivals.com … first-team All-Conference and All-County … Ranked as the No. the first catch of career for 39 yards against Western Michigan Rated as the 13th-best prospect in the state of Michigan by 34 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com … Was named the … Former walk-on QB moved to TE prior to 2010 season. Rivals.com … A three-star recruit by Scout.com … Ranked No. Lorain County lineman of the year … Listed as the 29th best player in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com … Ranked as the No. 2010: Played in 12 games, mostly in two-tight end sets … 13 on The Detroit News Blue Chip list … Had 480 yards rushing Helped pave the way for Illinois’ single-season rushing leader, 87 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep … High school coach and 13 touchdowns on the offensive side as a senior … Ranked Mikel Leshoure, and the Big Ten’s top rushing offense in 2010.

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2009: Member of the UI squad … Moved from quarterback to prior to the 2010 season after spending one season at the Offensive Player of the Year … Earned first-team All-Northeast tight end during the season. University of Missouri. Ohio Conference honors … Rushed for 1,574 yards on 276 car- ries and scored 17 touchdowns as a senior … Also added 337 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season, practicing as a quarterback. 2009: Walk-on at the University of Missouri … Played in the receiving yards and two touchdowns, averaging 18.7 yards per final 11 games of the season on special teams … Totaled five High School: Passed for 2,400 yards and 32 touchdowns while catch … Returned punts and kickoffs, averaging 9.6 yards per tackles … Earned second-team Academic All-Big 12. rushing for 1,100 yards and 22 touchdowns in his high school punt return and 25.8 per kickoff return … PrepStar All-Region career … Named to the 2006 and 2007 Suburban Life All-Area High School: Was a two-way starter for Liberty, as well as a … Named the Cleveland Touchdown Club’s Cyahoga County team … Named to the 2006 and 2007 All-West Suburban Silver special teams standout … Served as his team’s captain during Offensive Player of the Year … Named to the Cleveland Plain- Conference teams … Named the 2007 West Suburban Silver his senior season, and tallied eight total touchdowns scored Dealer and Northeast Ohio News Herald’s “Best of the Best” list Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Named All-State combined during his junior and senior campaigns … Blocked … Mayfield High School team Most Valuable Player in 2007 … special mention in 2007 … Led Lyons Township to a WSSC three punts as a junior, which led the team … Was a three-sport High school coach was Larry Pinto. championship in 2007, the team’s first conference title in 20 letterwinner at Liberty, as he won awards in football, baseball Personal: Full name is Ashante Raphael Williams … Son of years … Earned the 2008 Charles “Chuck” Bennett Award as and basketball … Played on conference champion basketball Andrekia and Chris Williams … Born on Feb. 15, 1990 … Lyons’ Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete … Earned All- teams in 2007 and 2008 … High school coach was Pat Hansen. Majoring in communication … Graduated high school with WSSC honors in football, basketball and baseball in 2008 … Personal: Son of David and Brenna Willett … Born on Sept. 28, a 3.12 GPA … Chose Illinois over Pittsburgh, Indiana and Earned seven varsity letters – three in baseball and two each 1989 … Majoring in business management … Father played Syracuse. in football and basketball … Named to the 2007 All-State basketball at the University of Texas. Academic football team. CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6, twice (last at Minnesota, 11/26/11) Personal: Full name is Edward R. Viliunas III … Born on March Solos: 4, twice (last at Minnesota, 11/26/11) 2, 1990 … Son of Edward and Cheryl Viliunas … Majoring in PBU: 1, four times (last vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11) communication … Has a younger sister, Alexis … Lists Peyton Forced Fumble: 1, vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 82 ANTHONY WILLIAMS KO Returns: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 Manning as his favorite athlete because of his character and WR, 6-4, 210, SO. KO Return Yards: 4 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 leadership abilities … His biggest thrill in sports is hearing the VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. / ATLANTIC SHORES Long KO Return: 4 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10 crowd roar after a big play. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2011: Played in two games on the season … Saw first career YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS INT-YDS PBU VILIUNAS RECEIVING STATISTICS action at receiver at Indiana and also saw the field against 2009 8 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 2 2010 13 12 7 19 0-0 0-0 1 YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG Ohio State. 2011 13 4 61 15.2 4.7 0 39 2011 10 9 12 21 0-0 0-0 1 TOTAL 31 27 22 49 0-0 0-0 4 VILIUNAS GAME-BY-GAME (RECEIVING) 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. 2011 REC YDS TD LG WILLIAMS GAME-BY-GAME ARK ST 0 0 0 -- High School: PrepStar All-Atlantic Region … First-team All- 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS INT-YD PBU FF-FR SDSU 0 0 0 -- State Division II Independent Schools … Recorded 59 catches ARK ST DNP - Suspended ASU 0 0 0 -- SDSU DNP - Suspended WMU 1 39 0 39 for 848 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a senior … ASU DNP - Suspended NU 0 0 0 -- Attended Fork Union Military School for three years before WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 NU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 IND 0 0 0 -- transferring to Atlantic Shores … High school coach was Wayne OSU 0 0 0 -- IND 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 -- Lance. OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 -- PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MICH 1 7 0 7 Personal: Son of Alicia and Anthony Williams … Born on April PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 -- 21, 1991 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose Illinois MICH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MINN 0 0 0 -- WIS 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 UCLA* 2 15 0 9 over Central Michigan and Bowling Green. MINN 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl UCLA* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

2010 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR MU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 25 ASHANTE WILLIAMS SIU 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 18 JEREMY WHITLOW LB, 5-11, 205, SR. NIU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 MAYFIELD, OHIO / MAYFIELD OSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WR, 6-2, 190, r-FR. @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 CLEVELAND, OHIO / CENTRAL CATHOLIC @MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Played in 10 games on the season, making three starts IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. … Tallied 21 tackles, one PBU and one forced fumble on the PUR 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 season … Had two tackles and forced a fumble in win over @MICH 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 A three-star recruit by … Led Central MINN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 High School: Rivals.com UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl … Had a career-high six NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Catholic with seven touchdown receptions and averaged over tackles in back-to-back games to close the regular season, vs. @FS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 21 yards per catch as a senior, with 17 receptions for 362 yards BU* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Wisconsin and at Minnesota … Made season debut against *Texas Bowl for the Ironmen … Also an all-conference performer in track … Western Michigan after sitting out the first three games due High school coach was John Lundy. 2009 UA AS TOT TFL-YD INT-YD PBU FF-FR to a suspension. MU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Personal: Full name is Jeremy Allan Whitlow … Son of Selena 2010: Played in all 13 games as a defensive back … Recorded PSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Hall and Willie Whitlow … Born Jan. 15, 1993 … Favorite ath- 19 tackles and had one PBU on the season … Tallied three solo MSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 lete is Jerry Rice … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Chose @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 tackles and first PBU of the season in victory over Purdue … @PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Illinois over Toledo, Miami (Ohio) and Akron. Recorded a career-high five tackles, including a career-best four UM 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 solos, in win over Southern Illinois. FS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2009: Played in eight games and made two starts, recording 49 CHRIS WILLETT nine tackles and two PBUs on the season … Made first col- legiate start against Michigan, recording two tackles … Had TE/FB, 6-2, 235, SR. 89 EVAN WILSON two solo tackles and a pass break up vs. Michigan State … LIBERTY, MO. / LIBERTY / UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI TE, 6-6, 250, JR. Recorded three tackles, a PBU and a QB hurry vs. Penn State. WOODSTOCK, GA. / WOODSTOCK 2011: Saw action in seven games, primarily on special teams 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season … Enrolled at Illinois in ... Did not play in the six games prior to Minnesota because of 2011: Played in all 13 games, making 4 starts ... Had two catch- January 2008. injury ... Saw playing time in the first five games, primarily on es for seven yards against Wisconsin ... Caught a three-yard TD special teams. High School: Totaled 99 tackles, including 62 solos, six tackles pass against Ohio State ... Caught one pass for a career-high 36 for loss, two sacks, 10 passes defended and two forced fumbles yards against Northwestern ... Tied career-high three receptions, 2010: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … in 2007 … Returned his only interception of the season 41 including an 11-yard TD, against Western Michigan ... Caught Recorded five tackles on the season … Transferred to Illinois yards for a touchdown … Named the NEOC-River Division an eight-yard TD pass against South Dakota State.

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2010: Played in all 13 games and started 11 at tight end … CAREER HIGHS YOUNG GAME-BY-GAME (RUSHING/RECEIVING) Had 10 catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns on the Tackles: 2 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG QB Sacks: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 ARK ST 6-39 0 24 0-0 0 -- season while also blocking for the Big Ten’s top rushing offense TFL: 1 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/11 SDSU 7-65 2 41 1-2 0 2 … Tallied a career-high three receptions for 20 yards in victory ASU 2-8 0 6 0-0 0 -- DEFENSIVE STATISTICS WMU 12-100 1 59 1-5 0 5 over Purdue … Secured a 29-yard pass for his second career YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS QBH NU 8-29 1 14 0-0 0 -- TD reception in win over Indiana … Recorded first career TD 2011 1 0 2 2 1.0-4 0.5-3 0 IND 12-73 0 17 1- (-1) 0 -1 reception, a four-yarder, in win at Penn State … Made first WOODS GAME-BY-GAME OSU 8-13 0 6 2-9 0 8 PUR 7-32 0 9 0-0 0 -- 2011 UA AS TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD QBH FF-FR career catch, a 34-yard reception, in win over Southern Illinois PSU 5-4 0 2 0-0 0 -- ARK ST DNP MICH 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 1 … Started in his collegiate debut against Missouri. SDSU 0 2 2 1.0-4 0.5-3 0 0-0 WIS 8-43 2 22 0-0 0 -- ASU DNP MINN DNP - Injured High School: Caught 13 passes for 400 yards and four touch- WMU DNP UCLA* 12-45 0 19 2-(-1) 0 0 NU DNP downs as a senior … Two-year letterwinner, leading his team *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl IND DNP to the state playoffs both seasons … High school coach was OSU DNP Mike O’Brien. PUR DNP PSU DNP Personal: Son of Vanessa and Lamont Wilson … Born on Feb. MICH DNP 13, 1992 … Majoring in kinesiology … Chose Illinois over Air WIS DNP MINN DNP 26 TAYLOR ZALEWSKI Force, Florida International, Middle Tennessee State, Marshall UCLA* DNP PK, 6-3, 200, r-FR. and Eastern Michigan. *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ORLAND PARK, ILL. / CARL SANDBURG CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, twice (last time vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11) 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Long Reception: 36 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 Receiving Yards: 36 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 5 DONOVONN YOUNG High School: Ranked No. 17 kicker in the class of 2011 by Touchdowns: 1, four times (last time vs.Ohio State, 10/15/11) RB, 6-0, 215, SO. ESPN.com … Second-team All-State selection by the Chicago Tackles: 1 at Michigan State, 10/16/10 Tribune … 2010 EdgyTime.com All-State selection … Two-star Solos: 1 at Michigan State, 10/16/10 HOUSTON, TEXAS / KATY recruit by Rivals.com … Recorded touchbacks on 85% of his RECEIVING STATISTICS • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/26) kickoffs … High school coach was Dave Wierzal … Three-year YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG letterwinner in soccer. 2010 13 10 135 13.5 10.4 2 34 2011: Played in 12 games, making one start as a true-freshman 2011 13 9 89 9.9 6.8 3 36 TOTAL 26 19 224 11.8 8.6 5 36 ... Fourth on the team with 451 rushing yards and was tied for Personal: Son of Melissa and William Zalewski … Born July 5, second on the team with six rushing touchdowns ... Shared team WILSON GAME-BY-GAME 1993 … Enrolled in general curriculum. 2011 REC YDS TD LG honors for Rookie of the Year with QB Reilly O’Toole ... Rushed ARK ST 0 0 0 -- 12 times for 45 yards in Illinois’ win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight SDSU 1 8 1 8 ASU 0 0 0 -- Hunger Bowl ... Missed Minnesota game with a lower-leg injury WMU 3 33 1 11 ... Recorded eight carries for 43 yards, including two TDs, tying NU 1 36 0 36 his career-high against Wisconsin ... Had 32 yards on seven car- IND 0 0 0 -- OSU 1 3 1 3 ries against Purdue ... Had 73 yards on 12 carries in victory over PUR 1 2 0 2 Indiana ... Had eight carries for 29 yards and one touchdown PSU 0 0 0 -- MICH 0 0 0 -- in victory over Northwestern ... Had 100 yards rushing and one WIS 2 7 0 6 TD on 12 carries against Western Michigan, his first-career MINN 0 0 0 -- 100-yard rushing game ... Had seven carries for 65 yards and UCLA* 0 0 0 -- *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl two TDs, including a 41-yard TD run, in win over South Dakota State ... Rushed six times for 39 yards against Arkansas State 2010 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG in Illni debut. MU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 SIU 0-0 0 0 1-34 0 34 NIU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com OSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 … Houston Touchdown Club Player of the Year Finalist for 2010 @PSU 0-0 0 0 2-8 1 4 after rushing for 2,332 yards (nine yards per carry) and scoring @MSU 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 IND 0-0 0 0 1-29 1 29 36 touchdowns … First-team All-Greater Houston selection by PUR 0-0 0 0 3-20 0 10 Houston Chronicle … Set Katy HS single-season rushing touch- @MICH 0-0 0 0 1-14 0 14 down record with 36 in 2010 while helping his team to a 13-1 MINN 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 NW 0-0 0 0 1-5 0 5 record … Ranked 23rd in the nation in rushing and 28th in the @FS 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 nation in scoring in 2010 … All-District first-team selection in BU* 0-0 0 0 1-25 0 0 *Texas Bowl 2010 and was District 19-5A’s co-MVP … Rushed for 238 yards in 38-35 regional final loss to Pearland in front of 41,000 fans at Rice Stadium … Second-team All-District 17-5 pick as a sophomore (at Humble HS) and as a junior when he rushed for 90 DEJAZZ WOODS 665 yards and 10 TDs at Katy … High school coach was Gary DL, 6-3, 255, SO. Joseph … Academic All-America selection. Personal: Full name TAMPA, FLA. / ROBINSON is Donovonn Cartrell Young … Son of Cartrell Young … Born Nov. 30, 1992 … Majoring in communication … Cousin, Sammy 2011: Made Illini debut against South Dakota State, posting two Davis, played at Texas A&M and later in the NFL … Chose Illinois tackles, including a half-sack and a TFL. over North Texas and McNeese State. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. CAREER HIGHS Carries: 12, three times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) High School: Recorded 51 tackles, 29 for loss and nine sacks Rushing Yards: 100 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11 Rushing TDs: 2, twice (last time vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11) … Earned All-Hillsborough County as a defensive lineman Long Run: 59 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11 and wrestler … Two-time Western Conference Champion in Receptions: 2, twice (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11) wrestling. Receiving Yards: 9 vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11 Long Reception: 8 vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11 Personal: Son of DeAndre Woods and Sabrina Watson … Born RUSHING STATISTICS on May 31, 1992 … Enrolled in the general curriculum … Has YEAR G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011 12 87 451 5.2 37.6 6 59 four siblings. RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011 12 8 15 1.9 1.2 0 8

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