Don’t look now, but the Illinois football team keeps adding big-time pieces for their class of 2026.
Coming into Tuesday, the Illini boasted the No. 23 class in the country. This recruiting class was already on pace to be one of the best in program history, but Bret Bielema isn’t satisfied with that. He wants to take this thing to heights we haven’t seen before.
While there were a couple of transfer portal departures that hit Illinois’ roster on Tuesday, there was also a big commitment, too.
Maika Matelau took to social media to announce that he has committed to the Orange and Blue.