Big news for Lovie Smith and the Fighting Illini! According to Jeremy Werner, three-star offensive lineman Vederian Lowe (Rockford, IL) gave a verbal commitment to the coaching staff after participating in the program's 'Big Man' camp on Sunday afternoon. The monster 6-foot-5, 336-pound prospect is the No. 845 overall player in 247Sports' composite rankings.
Illinois appears to have been Lowe's only scholarship offer, but his Scout.com profile indicates that Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern, Stanford, and Missouri had expressed interest.
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Lowe's announcement is huge for a few reasons, but this it's especially great because Illinois needs to get bigger up front to have consistent success.