CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 13: The Big Ten logo is displayed on a scoring pylon during the college football game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 13, 2018, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
There are plenty of top lists the Illinois football is finding themselves on nowadays.
Getting on a top list for a recruit is an accomplishment in itself, but landing the big fish is what tends to trip teams up. Back on May 20, Illini target Austin Barber decided to cut his list down.