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Illinois Football: Illini offers a gem in 2021 WR Cole Kirkpatrick

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 02: The Illinois Fighting Illini helmet on the field after a win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on November 02, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

A new scholarship offer hit the table on Tuesday afternoon as the Illinois football team looks to add to their class of 2021.

Lovie Smith and the Illini lost a talented wide receiver earlier this week when Ed Carter decided to transfer out of the program. The second-year wide receiver dealt with a myriad of injuries and needed to find a new start somewhere else.