Lovie Smith and the Fighting Illini are about to host one of their top recruiting targets in Champaign. According to Illini Inquirer’s Jeremy Werner, three-star defensive end Owen Carney (FL) will take an official visit to Illinois on the weekend of December 6. Carney, who’s currently rated as the nation’s No. 479 overall prospect by 247Sports, took a previous three-day unofficial trip to campus in July.
Carney holds additional Power 5 scholarship offers from Florida State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Syracuse, Utah, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Mississippi State, Purdue, Tennessee, and Wake Forest.