DT Calvin Avery [Illinois - Signed LOI]

[RedDenver]

 

Something isn't right if he's ending up at Illinois. Not to take away from Lovie, who I respect, but it just seems off. The academics could be it and they must be really really bad grades commit to Illinois over any other legitimate p5 school

except illinois is a really hard school to get into so that doesn't make sense either

 

A verbal doesn't mean anything. Illinois can even sign him because they don't have to actually turn him away until his grades come next summer.

[MyBloodIsRed16]

 

Something isn't right if he's ending up at Illinois. Not to take away from Lovie, who I respect, but it just seems off. The academics could be it and they must be really really bad grades commit to Illinois over any other legitimate p5 school

except illinois is a really hard school to get into so that doesn't make sense either

It is?? Says who

[In the Deed the Glory]

I think it is funny people think it is harder to qualify to one school but not another. Ya, for your regular person trying to attend for school, it may be.

 

There are VERY few schools that do not have a different qualifying standard for athletes than they do other students. The NCAA has qualifying standards and most schools just use that for athletes.