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QUICK FACTS 2013 SPRING FOOTBALL INFORMATION Illinois football coach Tim Beckman and the Fighting Illini begin spring football practices on UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Tuesday, March 5, marking the first of 15 spring workouts for the Fighting Illini. Spring practices Location: Urbana-Champaign culminate in the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game April 12 under the lights at Memorial Founded: 1867 Stadium, which will be televised live on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. CT. Admission and parking Enrollment: 42,605 for the Spring Game are free. Parking will be available in the lots surrounding Memorial Stadium Colors: Orange & Blue and the Assembly Hall. Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference: Big Ten President: Michael J. Hogan In addition to the Spring Game, four practices will be open to the public: March 9, 15, 29, and Chancellor: Phyllis Wise April 5. The remaining practices are closed to the public. All practices in Champaign will be held Director of Athletics: Mike Thomas at either the East Practice Fields, inside Memorial Stadium or in the Iwrin Indoor Practice Facility Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670) depending on the weather. The March 29 practice will be at Chicago’s Gately Stadium (810 E. 103rd Street). COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tim Beckman 2013 Spring Football Practice Schedule Alma Mater: Findlay, 1988 Tues., March 5 Practice #1 (3:30-5:30 pm) Record at Illinois: 2-10 (1 season) Overall Record: 23-26 (4 seasons) Thur., March 7 Practice #2 (3:30-5:30 pm) Assistant Coaches: Sat., March 9 Practice #3 (Noon-2 pm) open to public tim Banks: Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Mon., March 11 Practice #4 (3:30-5:30 pm) Bill Cubit: Offensive Coordinator / QB Wed., March 13 Practice #5 (3:30-5:30 pm) Mike Bellamy: Wide Receivers Fri., March 15 Practice #6 (5:30-7:30 pm) open to public greg Colby: Defensive Line alex Golesh: TE / Specialists / Recruiting Coord. March 16-24 University of Illinois Spring Break Tim Salem: Running Backs / Special Teams Mon., March 25 Practice #7 (3:30-5:30 pm) al Seamonson: Outside Linebackers Wed., March 27 Practice #8 (3:30-5:30 pm) Mike Ward: Inside Linebackers Fri., March 29 Practice #9 at Gately Stadium, Chicago (5:30-7:30 pm) open to public TBA: Offensive Line Mon., April 1 Practice #10 (3:30-5:30 pm) Wed., April 3 Practice #11 (3:30-5:30 pm) SUPPORT STAFF Fri., April 5 Practice #12 (5:30-7:30 pm) Director of Player Personnel: Marcus Berry open to public Director of Football Operations: Tim Knox Mon., April 8 Practice #13 (3:30-5:30 pm) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Aaron Hillman Wed., April 10 Practice #14 (3:30-5:30 pm) Sports Medicine: Toby Harkins Fri., April 12 orange and Blue Spring Game (8 pm, BTN) Equipment Manager: Trent Chesnut Video Coordinator: George Anasis Pro Timing Day Set for March 7 Former Fighting Illini players will work out for NFL scouts at Pro Timing Day on Thursday, March FOOTBALL INFORMATION 7, at 8:15 a.m. The participants will be measured and will lift weights in the Performance Center 2012 Record: 2-10, 0-8 (6th Big Ten Leaders Division) Offensive Formation: Spread / Multiple at Memorial Stadium before moving over to the Irwin Indoor Complex for speed and agility drills. Defensive Formation: Multiple All-Time Record (Years): 582-544-51 (123) All-Time Big Ten Record (Years): 333-392-32 (117) 2013 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Memorial Stadium Record (Years): 254-217-14 (90) Big Ten Championship (Last): 15 (2001) DATE OPPONENT T tIme locatION 2012 rec serIES HISTORY (LAST) Aug. 31 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 6-5 ILL leads 3-0 (2010) National Championships (Last): 5 (1951) Sept. 7 CINCINNATI TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 10-3 CIN leads 1-0 (2009) Bowl Appearances (Last): 17 (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) Sept. 14 vs. Washington TBA Soldier Field, Chicago 7-6 WASH leads 5-4 (1972) All-Time Bowl Record: 8-9 (.471) Sept. 28 MIAMI (OHIO) TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 4-8 ILL leads 2-0 (1941) 2012 Starters Returning: 14 Oct. 5 at Nebraska TBA Lincoln, Neb. 10-4 NEB leads 7-2-1 (1986) Offense: 9 Oct. 19 WISCONSIN TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-6 Tied 36-36-7 (2012) Defense: 4 Oct. 26 MICHIGAN STATE (Homecoming) TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 7-6 MSU leads 25-17-2 (2010) Nov. 2 at Penn State TBA University Park, Pa. 8-4 PSU leads 16-4 (2012) Special Teams (PK/P): 1 Nov. 9 at Indiana TBA Bloomington, Ind. 4-8 ILL leads 45-22-3 (2012) 2012 Letterwinners Returning: 35 Nov. 16 OHIO STATE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 12-0 OSU leads 65-30-4 (2012) Offense: 21 Nov. 23 at Purdue TBA West Lafayette, Ind. 6-7 ILL leads 42-40-6 (2012) Defense: 12 Nov. 30 NORTHWESTERN TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 10-3 ILL leads 54-47-5 (2012) Special Teams (PK/P): 2 Dec. 7 Big Ten Championship Game TBA Indianapolis, Ind.

1 // 2013 Illinois Spring Football // www.fightingillini.com 2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // Spring NOTES NEW Faces 2012 Illinois Team Awards Ten early enrollees – five mid-year high school graduates and five junior college transfers – are on

Outstanding Offensive Player: Graham Pocic, C campus and will participate in spring practices, hoping to get a jump on playing time for the fall. Outstanding Defensive Player: Michael Buchanan, DE The early high school grads are defensive backs Dillan Cazley and Darius Mosely and offensive Outstanding Special Teams Player: Justin Green, DB linemen Jesse Chadwell, Christian Dilauro and Austin Schmidt. The junior college transfers are wide receiver Martize Barr, defensive tackle Abe Cajuste, star Eric Finney, offensive lineman 2012 Team Captains: Graham Pocic, C, Ashante Williams, STAR Dallas Hinkhouse and safety Zane Petty.

Wright Commitment to Excellence Award: Zach Becker, FB/TE Bruce Capel Award: Eddie Viliunas, TE In additon to the new faces on the field, five new assistant coaches have joined Tim Beckman’s staff for the 2013 season. Former Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit will take over as Nathan Scheelhaase, QB Scholar-Athlete Award: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. A pair of former Illini players, (wide Service Above Self Award: Zak Pedersen, LS Mike Bellamy Illini Warrior Effort Award (Weight Room): Ashante Williams, star receivers) and Greg Colby (defensive line), returned to their alma mater as coaches. Also joining Off. Scout Team Player of the Year: LaKeith Walls, RB the staff this season is Al Seamonson (outside linebackers), most recently at Central Florida. Def. Scout Team Players of the Year: Beau Sullivan, LB, T.J. Neal, LB Spec. Teams Scout Team Player of the Year: Davontay Kwaaning, DB New Scoreboard on the Way Illinois Point Awards (based off season production points) When the 2013 season kicks off, Fighting Illini fans will see a new Daktronics video display at Offensive Skill (QB/WR): Ryan Lankford, WR Memorial Stadium. The south end zone is set to receive a new HD video display measuring 36 Offensive Big Skill (TE/RB/FB): Donovonn Young, RB feet tall by 96 feet wide. Directly below the main video display, a new custom football scoreboard Offensive Line: Hugh Thornton, OT Defensive Skill (CB/S): Terry Hawthorne, CB will be installed to show the score, time outs left, down and distance, game time remaining, and Defensive Big Skill (LB/Star): Mason Monheim, LB quarter information. An identical scoreboard (without video display) will be installed above the Defensive Line: Michael Buchanan, DR north end zone seats. In addition, a new supplemental ribbon display will be installed below the Specialists (K/P/LS): Zak Pedersen, LS custom football scoreboard that will measure over 50 feet wide. The new video board will not be Special Teams (return/coverage): Ashante Williams, STAR installed in time for the Spring Game on April 12, but will be ready for the 2013 season.

Illini to play AT SOLDIER FIELD Sept. 14 2012 Letterwinners On Aug. 7, 2012, Illinois Athletics Director Mike Thomas announced that the Fighting Illini will play the Washington Huskies at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 14, 2013. The game will mark Fourth Year: Second Year: Illinois’ second game at the historic home of the Chicago Bears. Illinois’ only other game at Sol- Zach Becker Houston Bates Michael Buchanan Ralph Cooper dier Field was against current Pac-12 member Washington State on Sept. 1, 1994, a 10-9 victory Justin Green Simon Cvijanovic Terry Hawthorne Jon Davis Patrick Nixon-Youman Justin DuVernois Graham Pocic Michael Heitz Football Media Relations Staff Jack Ramsey Alex Hill Supo Sanni Tim Kynard Justin Staples Matt LaCosse Hugh Thornton Miles Osei Ashante Williams Reilly O’Toole Tim Russell Third Year: Tyler Sands Jonathan Brown Austin Teitsma Glenn Foster Earnest Thomas Spencer Harris Donovonn Young Steve Hull Ryan Lankford First Year: Darius Millines Dami Ayoola Zak Pedersen V’Angelo Bentley Kent Brown Derek Neal Ben Taylor Nathan Scheelhaase Darrius Caldwell Assistant A.D./Communications Assistant SID Assistant SID Akeem Spence Tommy Davis 217-244-6533 (office) 217-244-3707 (office) 217-244-5045 (office) Addie Viliunas Jacob Feldmeyer 217-493-9795 (cell) 309-241-0804 (cell) 217-714-3555 (cell) Evan Wilson Josh Ferguson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Zeph Grimes James Hallendorff Football Practice Requests Justin Hardee Ted Karras Please send your post-practice player and coach interview requests to Derek Neal ([email protected]) Sean McGushin prior to practice starting on that day. Kaeman Mitchell Mason Monheim Pro Timing Day Eaton Spence Media planning on attending Pro Timing Day on March 7 will need to check in and get a pass at the lobby Beau Sullivan area in the North End Zone of Memorial Stadium. Mike Svetina Taylor Zalewski Spring Game Credentials The annual Illinois football Orange and Blue Spring Game will take place at Memorial Stadium on Friday, April 12, at 8 p.m. To request Spring Game credentials, email Kent Brown ([email protected]).

2 // 2013 Illinois Spring Football // www.fightingillini.com 2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // Spring NOTES for the Cougars. The 2013 contest against Washington will be Illinois’ first in the city of Chicago 2012 Illinois Scoreboard since the 48-27 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. Ticket information for Sept. 1 . .Western Michigan . . . W, 24-7 ��ESPNU Illinois-Washington game at Soldier Field will be available in March. Sept. 8 . .@ Arizona State . . . .L, 14-45 ��ESPN Sept. 15 . Charleston Southern . . W, 44-0 ��BTN Sept. 22 . Louisiana Tech . . . . L, 24-52 ��BTN Getting it Done in the Classroom Sept. 29 . Penn State ...... L, 7-35 ��ESPN The football team once again excelled in the classroom during the 2012 fall semester, with 42 Oct. 6 . . @ Wisconsin . . . . . L, 14-31 �� ABC/ESPN2 players earning at least a 3.0 grade-point average, three more than in Spring 2012 and six more Oct. 13 . .@ #25/RV Michigan . . L, 0-45 �� ABC/ESPN than last fall. As a team, the Illini posted a 2.70 cumulative GPA, up from a 2.60 last fall and on Oct. 27 . .Indiana (Homecoming) . L, 17-31 ��BTN par with the 2.71 posted in spring 2012. In addition, 18 Fighting Illini earned Academic All-Big Nov. 3 . . @ #6/-- Ohio State . . .L, 22-52 ��ESPN Ten status in the fall. Nov. 10 . .Minnesota ...... L, 3-17 ��BTN Nov. 17 . .Purdue ...... L, 17-20 ��BTN Five Fighting Illini football student-athletes graduated at the end of the fall 2012 semester: Nov. 24 . .@ Northwestern . . . .L, 14-50 ��BTN fullback Zach Becker (kinesiology), defensive back Jack Ramsey (communication), quarterback * Rankings are AP/Coaches Polls at time of game Nathan Scheelhaase (communication), defensive tackle Akeem Spence (communication) and tight end Eddie Viliunas (communication). Both Scheelhaase and Spence completed their degrees in three-and-a-half years and have a year of football eligibility remaining. Scheelhaase has start- 2012 ILLINI RANKINGS IN THE ed graduate school in recreation, sport and tourism this spring, while Spence has declared for NCAA AND BIG TEN the 2013 NFL Draft, passing up his final year on the football field with an Illinois degree in hand. TEAM RANKINGS (120 teams ranked) CATEGORY ...... NCAA ��Big Ten Always Competing Rushing Offense . . . . .127.83 . . . 97th ��11th Passing Offense . . . . . 138.83 . . .107th ��11th Coach Beckman emphasizes competion in all aspects of the football program, whether it be on the Total Offense ...... 296.67 . . .119th ��12th field, in the classroom or out in the community. For winter workouts, the Illini went head-to-head Scoring Offense ...... 16.67 . . .119th ��12th in the Illinois Football Competition League (IFCL) and also went head-to-head in activities like Rushing Defense . . . . .193.92 . . . 95th ��11th dodgeball and bowling, as well as weekly community service activities. Pass Efficiency Defense . . 149.48 . . .107th ��12th Total Defense ...... 387.58 . . . 53th ��10th Scoring Defense ...... 32.08 . . . 93rd ��11th Preparing for the Draft Net Punting ...... 39.22 . . . 23rd �� 1st Four former Illinois players showcased their talents at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine, Feb. 23-26 Punt Returns ...... 1.56 . . .118th ��12th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Illini defensive end Michael Buchanan, defensive back Terry Kickoff Returns ...... 18.83 . . .107th ��11th Turnover Margin ...... -1.00 . . .106th ��12th Hawthorne, defensive tackle Akeem Spence and offensive lineman Hugh Thornton all had strong Pass Defense ...... 193.67 . . . 19th ��6th performances in front of hundreds of NFL scouts, coaches and general managers in preparation for Passing Efficiency . . . . 113.42 . . .102nd ��10th the 2013 NFL Draft, which will take place April 25-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Illinois Sacks Per Game ...... 1.75 . . . 76th ��8th has had 15 players drafted in the last five years, including five first round picks, the most in the Tackles For Loss ...... 5.50 . . .T-70th ��6th most by a Big Ten school during that time. Sacks Allowed Per Game . . .3.25 . . .111th ��12th

MISCELLANEOUS RANKINGS 2012 Season In Review CATEGORY ...... STAT . . . NCAA ��Big Ten First Downs ...... 16.42 . . .116th ��12th • Illinois finished the 2012 season 2-10 overall and 0-8 in the Big Ten, dropping their last nine Opponent First Downs . . . 19.58 . . . 43rd ��5th games of the season after starting 2-1. Third-Down Conversions . . .34.1 . . .103rd ��12th Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. . . 31.8 . . . 11th �� 2nd • Senior defensive end Michael Buchanan and senior offensive tackle Hugh Thornton were both Fourth-Down Conversions . .40.00 . . . 95th ��11th named to the All-Big Ten second team by conference coaches, while four others were honorable Opponent 4th-Down Conv. . .61.54 . . . 96th ��10th mention selections by the media and coach panels. Junior defensive tackle Akeem Spence was Penalty Yards Per Game . . .49.58 . . . 59th ��6th an honorable mention honoree by the coaches, while Buchanan, Thornton, junior linebacker Opponent Penalty Yds/Game . 39.6 ��10th , senior cornerback , senior center and Spence Kickoff Coverage ...... 38.9 ��8th Jonathan Brown Terry Hawthorne Graham Pocic Time of Possession . . . . .30:15 . . . 52nd ��T-7th were all honorable mention selections by the media. Junior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was Red Zone Offense ...... 74.2 . . T-104th ��12th Illinois’ honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the second straight year. Red Zone Defense . . . . . 81.5 . . .T-51st ��8th • True-freshman LB Mason Monheim was named a second-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele after a stellar first season for the Orange and Blue. Monheim started the final 10 games of BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-10) the season and led Illinois with 86 tackles on the season, the most among all Big Ten freshmen by CATEGORY ...... PLAYER . . Stat ��RANK a wide margin. Monheim ranked 15th in the conference in tackles per game (7.2), while no other Total Offense ...... N. Scheelhaase . .166.4 ��9th B1G freshman was in the top 50. He also added 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fum- Passing Avg. Per Game . . N. Scheelhaase . .136.1 ��8th Kick Return Avg. Per Game . . J. Ferguson . . 16.5 ��8th bles, one interception, one pass breakup and recovered one fumble during his rookie campaign. Punting ...... J. DuVernois . . 41.9 ��4th In eight Big Ten games, Monheim averaged 8.6 tackles per game to rank ninth overall. He also Fumbles Forced ...... E. Thomas . . 0.24 ��T-4th was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice. Fumbles Recovered ...... T. Kynard . . 0.18 ��7th • Junior QB Nathan Scheelhaase moved up several Illinois career lists in 2012. The three-year ...... A. Williams . . 0.17 ��T-8th starter will enter 2013 ranked fifth on the UI career in total offense list (7,091 yards), sixth in career passing yardage (5,296), sixth in career passing efficiency (124.5), sixth in career

3 // 2013 Illinois Spring Football // www.fightingillini.com 2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // Spring NOTES completions (488), eighth in career passing attempts (801) and 18th in career rushing yardage CAREER STARTS LIST (returning players) (1,795) at Illinois. PLAYER ...... ‘13 . . ’12 . . ’11 . .’10 . .’TOT • Senior OT Corey Lewis is one of the feel-good stories of 2012 for the Illini. Lewis saw his first Scheelhaase, Nathan ...... 10 . . .13 . . 13 . . 36 Harris, Spencer ...... 11 . . . 9 . . .1 . . 21 game action since 2009 at Ohio State on Nov. 3 (25 snaps) after missing the previous two-and- Heitz, Michael ...... 12 . . . 9 . . -- . . 21 half years (over 1,000 days and 34 games) recovering from five different knee surgeries. After Millines, Darius ...... 10 . . . 8 . . .3 . . 21 returning against the Buckeyes, Lewis also saw plenty of action in the last three games against Wilson, Evan ...... 5 . . . 4 . . 11 . . 20 Minnesota, Purdue and Northwestern. The fifth-year senior, already with a bachelor’s degree in Brown, Jonathan ...... 7 . . .11 . . .0 . . 18 communications, has petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. Cvijanovic, Simon ...... 11 . . . 4 . . -- . . 15 Hull, Steve ...... 3 . . .11 . . .1 . . 15 • Redshirt-freshman Taylor Zalewski booted a career-long 54-yard field goal against Purdue last Lankford, Ryan ...... 9 . . . 5 . . .1 . . 15 last season, marking the third-longest field goal in school history and the longest by an Illini Karras, Ted ...... 12 . . .-- . . -- . . 12 since 1990, when Doug Higgins nailed a 55-yarder against Michigan State on Oct. 20, 1990. Young, Donovonn ...... 10 . . . 1 . . -- . . 11 Zalewski’s 54-yard FG was tied for longest in Big Ten and the ninth-longest in the nation in 2012. Monheim, Mason ...... 10 . . .-- . . -- . . 10 Thomas, Earnest ...... 9 . . . 0 . . -- . . .9 • Illinois led the Big Ten and ranked 23rd nationally in net punting, averaging 39.2 yards per kick. Davis, Jon ...... 6 . . . 2 . . -- . . .8 Sophomore punter Justin DuVernois averaged 41.9 yards per punt, fourth-best in the conference. Ferguson, Josh ...... 6 . . . 0 . . -- . . .6 • Illinois has streaks of 49 games and 134 attempts without missing a PAT, the fifth- and Kynard, Tim ...... 6 . . . 0 . . .0 . . .6 Svetina, Mike ...... 5 . . .-- . . -- . . .5 sixth-longest active streaks in the nation, respectively. The last time the Fighting Illini did not Bates, Houston ...... 2 . . . 2 . . -- . . .4 convert a PAT kick was on Sept. 5, 2009, against Missouri. Feldmeyer, Jake ...... 4 . . . 0 . . -- . . .4 • Six true-freshmen made their Illini debuts in 2012: RB Dami Ayoola, DB V’Angelo Bentley, WR Hill, Alex ...... 1 . . . 2 . . -- . . .3 Justin Hardee, LB Mason Monheim, DT Teko Powell and LB Mike Svetina all have played in O’Toole, Reilly ...... 2 . . . 0 . . -- . . .2 Spence, Eaton ...... 2 . . .-- . . -- . . .2 2012. Hardee, Justin ...... 1 . . .-- . . -- . . .1 • In all, 22 Illini played for the first time on 2012. The six true-freshman mentioned above, plus LaCosse, Matt ...... 0 . . . 1 . . -- . . .1 12 redshirt-freshmen – WR Peter Bonahoom, DE Darrius Caldwell, OL Patrick Flavin, LB -- = Redshirted/did not play/not on squad Zepheniah Grimes, WR Kenny Knight, OL Scott McDowell, DE Kenny Nelson, DB Nick North, 0 = Played, didn’t start DB Eaton Spence, DE John Valentine, WR Jeremey Whitlow and PK Taylor Zalewski; two soph- omores – DB Nick Forzley and PK Nick Immekus; one senior – WR James Hallendorff; and one fifth-year transfer – DB Tommy Davis.

Illinois Game-By-Game starters (2012 Season) OFFENSIVE STARTERS game lt lg c rg rt Qb rb wr/RB/TE WR WR TE W. Michigan Thornton Hill Pocic Karras Heitz Scheelhaase Young Ferguson (RB) Millines Harris Davis Arizona State Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic O’Toole Ferguson Viliunas (TE) Millines Harris Wilson Charleston S. Thornton Heitz Feldmeyer Karras Cvijanovic O’Toole Young Lankford Millines Harris Wilson LA Tech Thornton Heitz Feldmeyer Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Ferguson (RB) Lankford Harris Hardee (WR) Penn State Cvijanovic Heitz Feldmeyer Karras Pocic Scheelhaase Young Ferguson (RB) Lankford Harris Davis Wisconsin Cvijanovic Heitz Feldmeyer Karras Pocic Scheelhaase Young Millines Lankford Harris Davis Michigan Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Millines Lankford Wilson (TE) Davis Indiana Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Millines Lankford Harris Wilson Ohio State Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Millines Lankford Harris Davis Minnesota Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Millines Lankford Harris Wilson Purdue Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Ferguson Millines Lankford Harris Viliunas Northwestern Thornton Heitz Pocic Karras Cvijanovic Scheelhaase Young Ferguson (RB) Millines Harris Davis Consecutive 6 13 8 12 11 9 1 2 7 5 2 Career 35 21 36 12 18 36 11 3 21 20 3

DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME DE DT DT De wlb mlb star cb ss Fs cb W. Michigan Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Bates A. Williams Green Thomas Nixon-Youman Hawthorne Arizona State Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Bates A. Williams Green Thomas Nixon-Youman Ramsey Charleston S. Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Nixon-Youman Ramsey LA Tech Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Nixon-Youman Green Penn State Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Nixon-Youman Green Wisconsin Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Svetina Monheim A. Williams Spence Hull Nixon-Youman Green Michigan Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Svetina Monheim A. Williams Spence Hull Sanni Green Indiana Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Hull Sanni Green Ohio State Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Brown Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Sanni Green Minnesota Kynard Spence Foster Buchanan Svetina Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Sanni Green Purdue Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Svetina Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Sanni Green Northwestern Staples Spence Foster Buchanan Svetina Monheim A. Williams Hawthorne Thomas Sanni Green Consecutive 2 38 21 23 3 10 15 5 4 6 9 Career 10 38 23 32 5 10 17 26 9 17 29

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2013 Illinois Football Spring Roster (as of 3/5/13)

NO NAME P pos ht wt yr elIG. hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO NAME ...... POS 25 Sean Arowolaju DB 5-9 185 r-Fr. 4-4 Matteson, Ill./Rich South 2 V’Angelo Bentley . . . . DB 22 Dami Ayoola RB 5-10 205 So. 4-3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 2 Nathan Scheelhaase . . QB 64 Robbie Bain DL 6-3 290 r-Fr. 4-4 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 3 Taylor Barton . . . . . DB 7 Martize Barr WR 6-0 190 Jr. 2-2 Washington, D.C./Coolidge/Iowa Western CC 3 Jon Davis ...... TE 3 Taylor Barton DB 6-1 210 r-Fr. 4-4 Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 4 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . QB 30 Houston Bates LB 6-3 240 Jr. 2-2 Covington, La./St. Paul’s 5 Donovonn Young . . . . RB 10 B.J. Bello STAR 6-3 205 r-Fr. 4-4 New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West 6 Darrius Caldwell . . . . DL 2 V’Angelo Bentley DB 5-10 180 So. 4-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 6 Josh Ferguson . . . . . RB 55 Chris Boles OL 6-4 325 So. 3-3 Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic 7 Martize Barr . . . . . WR 29 Peter Bonahoom WR 6-2 200 So. 3-3 Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect 8 Miles Osei ...... WR 45 Jonathan Brown LB 6-1 235 Sr. 2-1 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 8 Dillan Cazley . . . . . DB 92 Abe Cajuste DL 6-3 290 Jr. 2-2 Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach/Victor Valley College 9 Steve Hull ...... WR 6 Darrius Caldwell DL 6-5 230 So. 3-3 Atlanta, Ga./Mays 9 Earnest Thomas III . . . DB 8 Dillan Cazley DB 5-10 175 Fr. 5-4 Charleston, Ill./Charleston 10 B.J. Bello ...... STAR 76 Jesse Chadwell OL 6-5 260 Fr. 5-4 Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 10 Chase Haslett . . . . . QB 21 Devin Church WR 5-8 190 r-Fr. 4-4 Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice 11 Matt LaCosse . . . . . TE 47 Tim Clary TE 6-1 255 So. 3-3 Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton 11 Jevaris Little . . . . . DB 42 Ralph Cooper LB 6-1 230 Jr. 3-2 Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central 12 Ryan Lankford . . . . .WR 68 Simon Cvijanovic OL 6-5 295 Jr. 2-2 Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine 12 Eric Finney ...... STAR 3 Jon Davis TE 6-3 240 Jr. 3-2 Louisville, Ky./Louisville Eastern 13 Ryan Frain ...... PK/P 48 Henry Dickinson LB 6-4 230 So. 3-3 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University HS 14 James Nudera . . . . . QB 65 Christian Dilauro OL 6-5 270 Fr. 5-4 Uniontown, Ohio/Green 15 Darius Millines . . . . WR 26 Cedric Doxy WR 6-1 170 r-Fr. 4-4 Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood 17 Taylor Zalewski . . . . .PK 60 Tony Durkin OL 6-3 280 So. 3-3 Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 18 Justin DuVernois . . . . .P 18 Justin DuVernois P 6-1 190 Jr. 3-2 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Jeremey Whitlow . . . . DB 20 Clayton Fejedelem DB 6-1 190 Jr. 3-2 Lemont, Ill./Lemont/St. Xavier University 19 Kenny Knight . . . . . WR 67 Jake Feldmeyer OL 6-4 295 Sr. 1-1 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville 20 Fritz Rock ...... WR 6 Josh Ferguson RB 5-10 185 So. 3-3 Naperville, Ill./Joliet Catholic 20 Clayton Fejedelem . . . DB 12 Eric Finney STAR 6-1 205 So. 3-3 Corona, Calif./Centennial/College of the Canyons 21 Devin Church . . . . . WR 75 Patrick Flavin OL 6-7 280 So. 3-3 Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy 21 Zane Petty ...... DB 22 Nick Forzley DB 5-9 180 Sr. 2-1 Lemont, Ill./Lemont 22 Dami Ayoola . . . . . RB 13 Ryan Frain PK/P 6-2 220 r-Fr. 4-4 Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina 22 Nick Forzley ...... DB 82 Kameron Fry WR 6-1 200 So. 3-3 Urbana, Ill./Urbana 23 Ben Mathis ...... DB 41 Anthony Grippando LB 23 Cameron Tucker . . . . RB 33 Zepheniah Grimes LB 5-11 220 So. 3-3 Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt 24 Darius Mosely . . . . . DB 84 Justin Hardee WR 6-1 190 So. 4-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 25 Sean Arowolaju . . . . DB 80 Spencer Harris WR 6-3 195 Sr. 2-1 Greenwood, Ark./Greenwood 26 Cedric Doxy ...... WR 10 Chase Haslett QB 6-1 195 So. 3-3 Clayton, Mo./Clayton 27 Eaton Spence . . . . . DB 74 Michael Heitz OL 6-5 305 Jr. 2-2 Vermont, Ill./VIT 28 LaKeith Walls . . . . . DB 52 Alex Hill OL 6-3 325 Jr. 2-2 Slidell, La./Slidell 29 Peter Bonahoom . . . .WR 72 Dallas Hinkhouse OL 6-5 275 Jr. 3-2 Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley/Iowa Western CC 29 Nelson Lugo ...... DB 54 Zach Hirth LS 6-4 200 r-Fr. 4-4 Eureka, Mo./Eureka 30 Houston Bates . . . . . LB 95 Jake Howe DL 6-3 295 Jr. 2-2 McHenry, Ill./McHenry 31 Nick North ...... DB 9 Steve Hull WR 6-2 200 Sr. 1-1 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore 31 Leslie Poole ...... WR 36 Brad Janitz P 6-5 215 Sr. 2-1 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills 32 Daniel Quintana . . . STAR 69 Ted Karras OL 6-4 300 So. 3-3 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 33 Zepheniah Grimes . . . .LB 19 Kenny Knight WR 6-4 210 So. 3-3 Detroit, Mich./Country Day 34 Mike Svetina ...... LB 37 Davontay Kwaaning DB 5-11 185 So. 3-3 Chicago, Ill./Lindblom 37 Davontay Kwaaning . . . DB 59 Tim Kynard DL 6-3 260 Sr. 1-1 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s 35 Sean White ...... LB 11 Matt LaCosse TE 6-6 240 Jr. 3-2 Naperville, Ill./North 36 Brad Janitz ...... P 12 Ryan Lankford WR 6-0 175 Sr. 2-1 Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon 38 David Reisner . . . . . PK 70 Corey Lewis OL 6-6 310 Sr. 1-1 Cresco, Pa./East Stroudsburg South 41 Anthony Grippando . . . LB 11 Jevaris Little DB 6-1 180 r-Fr. 4-4 St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood 42 Ralph Cooper ...... LB 29 Nelson Lugo DB 5-11 195 r-Fr. 4-4 Franklin Park, Ill./East Leyden 43 Mason Monheim . . . . LB 85 Tim Lukas WR 6-4 200 Sr. 1-1 Mt. Prospect, Ill./Hersey/Carthage College 44 Austin Teitsma . . . . .DL 56 Michael Martin LS 6-4 210 r-Fr. 4-4 Champaign, Ill./Centennial 45 Jonathan Brown . . . . .LB 23 Ben Mathis DB 6-3 200 Sr. 1-1 Springfield, Ill./Springfield 46 Samuel Ogunkoya . . . DB 66 Scott McDowell OL 6-5 290 So. 3-3 Hinsdale, Ill./Central 47 Tim Clary ...... TE 15 Darius Millines WR 5-11 185 Sr. 2-1 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage 48 Henry Dickinson . . . . .LB 43 Mason Monheim LB 6-1 230 So. 4-3 Orrville, Ohio/Orrville 52 T.J. Neal ...... LB 24 Darius Mosely DB 5-11 185 Fr. 5-4 O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 52 Alex Hill ...... OL 52 T.J. Neal LB 6-1 230 r-Fr. 4-4 McKeeseport, Pa./McKeeseport 54 Zach Hirth ...... LS 58 Kenny Nelson DL 6-6 245 So. 3-3 Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech 55 Chris Boles ...... OL 31 Nick North DB 6-1 195 So. 3-3 Hollywood, Fla./McArthur 56 Michael Martin . . . . .LS 78 Ryan Nowicki OL 6-5 290 So. 3-3 Glendale, Ariz./Cactus/Penn State University 57 Austin Schmidt . . . . .OL 14 James Nudera QB 6-1 215 So. 3-3 Elmhurst, Ill./York 58 Kenny Nelson ...... DL 73 Chris O’Connor OL 6-5 275 So. 3-3 Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 59 Tim Kynard ...... DL 4 Reilly O’Toole QB 6-4 220 Jr. 3-2 Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 60 Tony Durkin ...... OL 46 Samuel Ogunkoya DB 64 Robbie Bain ...... DL 8 Miles Osei WR 6-0 200 Sr. 2-1 Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect

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21 Zane Petty DB 6-1 190 Jr. 2-2 Corning, Calif./Corning/American River College 65 Christian Dilauro . . . . OL 31 Leslie Poole WR 5-10 170 So. 3-3 Schaumburg, Ill./Conant 66 Scott McDowell . . . . .OL 93 Teko Powell DL 6-3 295 So. 4-3 Miami, Fla./Norland 67 Jake Feldmeyer . . . . .OL 32 Daniel Quintana STAR 6-2 195 Jr. 2-2 Berwyn, Ill./Westchester St. Joseph 68 Simon Cvijanovic . . . . OL 38 David Reisner PK 6-0 185 r-Fr. 4-4 Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin/Navy 69 Ted Karras ...... OL 20 Fritz Rock WR 6-1 200 Jr. 2-2 Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata 70 Corey Lewis ...... OL 86 Tim Russell TE 6-6 225 Sr. 1-1 St. Charles, Ill./East 71 Joe Spencer ...... OL 2 Nathan Scheelhaase QB 6-3 200 Sr. 1-1 Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst 72 Dallas Hinkhouse . . . .OL 57 Austin Schmidt OL 6-6 275 Fr. 5-4 Galena, Ohio/Olentangy 73 Chris O’Connor . . . . .OL 27 Eaton Spence DB 6-0 180 So. 3-3 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day 74 Michael Heitz ...... OL 71 Joe Spencer OL 6-4 290 r-Fr. 4-4 Mason, Ohio/Mason 75 Patrick Flavin . . . . . OL 34 Mike Svetina LB 6-2 230 So. 4-3 Brunswick, Ohio/St. Ignatius 76 Jesse Chadwell . . . . .OL 44 Austin Teitsma DL 6-2 280 Jr. 2-2 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South 78 Ryan Nowicki ...... OL 9 Earnest Thomas III DB 6-2 210 Jr. 2-2 Orchard Lake, Mich./St. Mary’s 80 Spencer Harris . . . . .WR 23 Cameron Tucker RB 5-8 190 So. 3-3 River Forest, Ill./Nazareth Academy 82 Kameron Fry . . . . . WR 83 Brennen VanMieghem PK 6-2 190 So. 3-3 Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township 83 Brennen VanMieghem . . PK 28 LaKeith Walls DB 6-2 195 r-Fr. 4-4 Cleveland, Ohio/Rhodes 84 Justin Hardee . . . . .WR 35 Sean White LB 5-11 215 r-Fr. 4-4 Casey, Ill./Casey-Westfield 85 Tim Lukas ...... WR 18 Jeremey Whitlow DB 6-2 200 So. 3-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic 86 Tim Russell ...... TE 97 Vontrell Williams DL 6-4 300 r-Fr. 4-4 Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel 89 Evan Wilson ...... TE 89 Evan Wilson TE 6-6 250 Sr. 2-1 Woodstock, Ga./Woodstock 90 DeJazz Woods . . . . . DL 90 DeJazz Woods DL 6-3 255 Jr. 2-2 Tampa, Fla./Robinson 92 Abe Cajuste ...... DL 5 Donovonn Young RB 6-0 220 Jr. 3-2 Houston, Texas/Katy 93 Teko Powell ...... DL 17 Taylor Zalewski PK 6-3 200 So. 3-3 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 95 Jake Howe ...... DL 97 Vontrell Williams . . . . DL

2013 Spring Early Enrollees (10) NO NAME P pos ht wt yr elIG. hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dami Ayoola ...... DAY-me uh-YOU-la 7 Martize Barr WR 6-0 190 Jr. 2-2 Washington, D.C./Coolidge/Iowa Western CC Martize Barr ...... mar-TEZ 92 Abe Cajuste DL 6-3 290 Jr. 2-2 Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach/Victor Valley College V’Angelo Bentley ...... vee-AN-juh-low 8 Dillan Cazley DB 5-10 175 Fr. 5-4 Charleston, Ill./Charleston Abe Cajuste ...... ka-JUST 76 Jesse Chadwell OL 6-5 260 Fr. 5-4 Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Peter Bonahoom ...... BAHN-uh-hoom 65 Christian Dilauro OL 6-5 270 Fr. 5-4 Uniontown, Ohio/Green Simon Cvijanovic . . . . . sve-YAWN-oh-vich 12 Eric Finney STAR 6-1 205 So. 3-3 Corona, Calif./Centennial/College of the Canyons Justin DuVernois ...... doo-vern-WAH 72 Dallas Hinkhouse OL 6-5 275 Jr. 3-2 Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley/Iowa Western CC Patrick Flavin ...... FLAH-vin 24 Darius Mosely DB 5-11 185 Fr. 5-4 O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township Zepheniah Grimes ...... zeff-uh-NY-uh 21 Zane Petty DB 6-1 190 Jr. 2-2 Corning, Calif./Corning/American River College Michael Heitz ...... heights 57 Austin Schmidt OL 6-6 275 Fr. 5-4 Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Michael Hermosillo . . . . . her-mo-SEE-yo Walk-Ons Added to Roster for Spring 2013 (6) Ted Karras ...... CARE-us NO NAME P pos ht wt yr elIG. hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Davontay Kwaaning ...... QUAN-ing 20 Clayton Fejedelem DB 6-1 190 Jr. 3-2 Lemont, Ill./Lemond/St. Xavier U. Tim Kynard ...... kuh-NARD 82 Kameron Fry WR 6-1 200 So. 3-3 Urbana, Ill./Urbana Javaris Little ...... juh-VAR-is 41 Anthony Grippando LB Darius Millines ...... mil-LINES James Nudera ...... new-DARE-uh 46 Samuel Ogunkoya DB Miles Osei ...... oh-SAY 38 David Reisner PK 6-0 185 r-Fr. 4-4 Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin/Navy Daniel Quintana ...... Quinn-TAH-nuh 23 Cameron Tucker RB 5-8 190 So. 3-3 River Forest, Ill./Nazareth Academy Supo Sanni ...... SHOO-poh SAH-nee Illinois Football Signees – 2013 Fall Enrollees (15) Nathan Scheelhaase ...... SHEEL-house NAME pos ht wt hometown /PREVIOUS SCHOOL Dawuane Smoot ...... duh-WON Aaron Bailey QB 6-2 220 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Eaton Spence ...... sounds like eaten Jarrod Clements DL 6-3 275 Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood Madison Garrett Stroup ...... rhymes with crop James Crawford DB 6-2 195 Deerfield, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Mike Svetina ...... sve-TEE-na Caleb Day DB 6-1 190 Hilliard, Ohio./Hilliard Darby Dionte Taylor ��dee-ON-tay Bryce Douglas DT 6-2 330 Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield HS Austin Teitsma ...... TIGHTS-muh Jaylen Dunlap DB 6-1 175 Glenwood, Ill./Crete-Monee Brennen VanMieghem . . . . .van-MEE-gum Kendrick Foster RB 5-9 190 Peoria, Ill./Richwoods Taylor Zalewski ...... zuh-LESS-key Michael Hermosillo WR 5-10 200 Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa Merrick Jackson DL 6-2 320 Cahokia, Ill./Althoff Catholic Alex Golesh ...... GOAL-esh Paul James III DL 6-3 240 Miami, Fla./Norland Darwyn Kelly DB 6-1 195 Upper Marlboro, Md./H.D. Woodson Marchie Murdock WR 6-1 180 Arlington, Texas/Legacy Dawuane Smoot DL 6-3 230 Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison Dionte Taylor WR 6-0 170 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./University School Tyler White TE 6-5 245 Kalamazoo, Mich./Plainwell HS

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