Anther commitment for Illinois football! Three-star offensive tackle Alex Palczewski (IL) has given a verbal pledge to the Fighting Illini over Vanderbilt and Syracuse. The big 6-foot-6, 260-pound prospect was supposed to announce his decision on Wednesday, so this must be a pretty nice surprise for the coaching staff.
According to 247Sports, Palczewski is rated as the No. 1236 overall player and No. 34 Illinois native in the class-of-2017. Other Power 5 programs that had previously expressed interest include Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, N.C. State, and North Carolina; these schools may have stopped their respective pursuits because Palczewski missed his entire junior season at Prospect (Mt.