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Cincinnati

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Scholarship-caliber traits for Division II and NAIA programs, with room to climb through continued development.

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Lake Charles

Louisiana

Scholarship traits at the Group of 5 level, with the tools to earn Power 4 looks as you develop.

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Ellisville

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Starter-caliber traits for a Power 4 program (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC). Squarely on major-conference radars.

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Class 8A Quarterfinals: Top Unsung Heroes To Watch (in no particular order)  LB Colton Zvonar Lincoln Way East Zvonar, listed at 6-foot-0, 200

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2025 Class 8A Unsung Heroes

2025 Class 8A Quarterfinals: One Job  Listed below is each Class 8A quarterfinal match-up and my take and breakdown of what One Job is needed from

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2025 Class 8A Quarterfinals: One Job

Class 8A Second Round Games  #1 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (10-0) at #17 Belleville (East) (8-2), Sat., Nov. 8, 4:00 pm  #9 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

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2025 Class 8A Round 2 Preview

So my definition in the case of "sleepers" in Class 8A are teams that are seeded as a 20 seed or lower.   I'm pretty good with the overall makeup of

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2025 Class 8A Round 1 Sleeper Teams

Illinois has a monster opportunity ahead when it welcomes No. 1 Ohio State into town on Saturday. Big Noon Kickoff will be in Champaign and the

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Illinois dials up big visit weekend against No. 1 Ohio State

Illinois visits Indiana on Saturday in what has traditionally been a Big Ten snoozer but this year as the Hoosiers and the Illini have built their

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Indiana, Illinois find different paths to success in recruiting

Make sure to check back here every Wednessdat during the 2025 IHSA Football season as EDGY's Pick are in.   Plase subscribe today to EDGYTIM.com and

Preview: Week 1 Top Games to Watch

In nine days No. 12 Illinois kicks off its football season against Western Illinois with expectations of competing for a spot in the Big Ten Title

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Illinois enters season with high hopes & strong recruiting will keep Illini contending for years to come

Make sure and check out the latest 2025 Conference Preview. EDGYTIM digs deeper and looks into the Southwest Valley Blue Conference conference for

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2025 Conference Preview: SW Valley Blue

EDGYTIM.com publisher Tim OHalloran breaks down his preseason top teams in Class 8A for the 2025 IHSA Football season.  1. Loyola Academy (0-0) (1)

Loyola Academy 2024 8A state title (EDGYTIM)

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2025 Preseason EDGYTIM Class8A Top 10

As fans gear up for the 2025 season, expectations are high across the Illinois high school football landscape. The Prairie State is poised to

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Way-Too-Early Illinois High School Football Top 25 Rankings

Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East edge rusher Jacob Alexander announced a commitment to Illinois on Monday after visiting the Illini campus for

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Big in-state recruiting win for Bret Bielema and Illinois landing EDGE Jacob Alexander

With a little over a month until the three-day Early Signing Period hits on Dec. 4, things are ramping up on the recruiting trail.  From late visits

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Wiltfong Whiparound: Texas A&M, Colorado, Michigan and Nebraska looking for big flips

No. 22 Illinois has dialed up a big recruiting weekend for Saturday afternoon’s Big Ten showdown with No. 24 Michigan.  Bret Bielema and the staff

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Flip target, coveted quarterbacks, touted in-state prospects visiting Illinois for Michigan game

Wisconsin will host several top targets and many of their commits for Saturday’s showdown with No. 4 Alabama.  On3 previews who’s expected.

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Badgers bringing in several offered prospects for showdown with Alabama

Michigan held its annual BBQ at The Big House last weekend and extended five new offers.   The Wolverine provides early intel on the prospects

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Meet the new offered Michigan targets coming out of the BBQ at The Big House

A new EDGE target in the 2026 recruiting class traveled to Michigan for his first-ever visit last weekend - three-star Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way

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Emerging 2026 EDGE target Jacob Alexander talks recent Michigan offer, BBQ at The Big House visit

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