(12-16-2017 11:58 AM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(12-16-2017 09:17 AM)NIU32 Wrote:  Is it just me or does it seem strange that Illinois couldn’t get a kid that is graduating HS early into their school? When i think of academic risks, i don’t think of early graduates and spring enrollees


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My understanding is that it wasn’t his HS grades but that he didn’t get the test score he needed for admission at Illinois.

His decision to decommit from Illinois wasn't necessarily rooted in a desire to play elsewhere.

Walker said he is NCAA-eligible, but was told by Illinois that he did not meet their academic standards and was subsequently asked to first go to a junior college.

"I wasn't going to go JUCO for a 2-9 record," said Walker, alluding to Illinois' won/loss record this past season.

"When I was committed to Illinois, they weren't winning games but it wasn't really about that for me," Walker said. "For me, though, if I was going to go to a MAC school I was going to go to a team that had a chance to play for a championship."

Walker is the eighth top 50 recruit in Illinois' senior class to join NIU. He said the Huskies will graduate three cornerbacks, giving him the opportunity to play right away behind what will be two seniors.

"Me and another kid are coming in," Walker said. "They play four cornerbacks, so we'll play."
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2017/12/...u/a4g962v/



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