Rankin is a two-sport star so one can imagine a big reasoning for Duke and UNC likely peaking his interest. The talented four ...

Bret Bielema and the Illini landed one of their top overall targets on Wednesday in the 2026 class, receiving a verbal from Chicago (Ill.) Morgan Park On3 Industry four-star standout Nasir Rankin. The ...

Morgan Park’s Nasir Rankin is one of the top juniors in Illinois on the basketball court. Over the last few months, however, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound receiver has become an even hotter commodity ...

Rankin will try to play on both sides of the ball and on both sides of Kirby Avenue at Illinois CHICAGO — Nasir Rankin wants to do big things at the next level, hard things that very few ...

Morgan Park (Ill.) four-star athlete Nasir Rankin has set a commitment date for May 21 after narrowing his list to five schools, the USC Trojans, Illinois, North Carolina, Nebraska and Duke.

An hour after the Illini landed lauded three-star defensive lineman King Liggins (Brother Rice), Bielema was greeted with the news that Morgan Park's Nasir Rankin – a four-star athlete and ...

Morgan Park two-sport star Nasir Rankin committed to play football at Illinois on Wednesday. In a twist, the double News-Gazette All-State selection — he earned a place on the first team in ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Morgan Park’s Nasir Rankin (7) carries the ball against Simeon at Gately Stadium. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Share The years of struggling to ...

maybe ever.It wasn't just the commitment of four-star recruit Nasir Rankin. It wasn't only that three-star defensive lineman King Liggins pledged himself to the Illini an hour before Rankin.

dual-sport sensation Nasir Rankin announced his decision to suit up for home-state suitor Illinois the season after next. According to a report from 247Sports basketball recruiting analyst Dushawn ...

Morgan Park's Nasir Rankin (7) cradles the ball on his way to a TD against Tinley Park in the first quarter of a Class 5A first-round game at Gately Stadium in Chicago on Saturday, Nov. 2 ...

🏈 Illinois Football just landed TWO elite in-state recruits on the same day — and it could be program-defining.