Football recruiting season is here.
How do we know? Check out the number of prospects that show up today at Memorial Stadium.
They are coming to town for Illinois' Champaign Showcase, the first of three camps scheduled for June.
A specialist camp will take place on Wednesday and a Friday Night Lights camp on June 15.
Lovie Smith is looking for the next Mikel Leshoure, Arrelious Benn, J Leman and Martin O'Donnell. Guys who took a chance on Illinois and saw it pay off in a big way.
Illinois has plenty to sell. I've been here almost 30 years and wrote a book about the history of the Illini football.