The latest recruit to mention his favorites and include Illinois is defensive end, Owen Carney.
Carney is a 3-star that is the 18th best strongside defensive end in the class of 2017 and the 67th best player in the state of Florida.
Illinois has been in a heated battle with many programs going after Carney’s services. He currently holds 17 scholarship offers and most of them are from power five conference schools.
In an article by Rob Cassidy of Rivals, Carney mentions that he has a list of five programs who are his favorites right now.