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The Big 10 with Jeff D'Alessio, April 15, 2018

With college sports' late national signing day in the books and decision day for non-jocks coming up on May 1, we asked this week's panel of former Illini: What do you remember most about the time you said 'I do' to the orange and blue?

DAN O'NEILL ('

99)
Champaign Central Hall of Famer, .326 career hitter at UI, now senior director of business operations for World Series champion Houston Astros

"I was considering Illinois, Tulane and Notre Dame. The Notre Dame assistant called me about three weeks before the signing date.