True story!! I-L-L 🧡💙

I am now retroactively depressed about this 40 years later 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@The_Sports_Dr1 It was always Illinois!!! I-N-I 🧡 💙

Haha that’s awesome. Glad you donned the orange and blue 🔶🔷

@stephenbardo Thanks for choosing Illinois.. I choose them also, cause of you and all those other teammates of yours.. ILL... INI.... @stephenbardo

@stephenbardo ✊🏾

Bruce Douglas and yourself are two of the biggest reasons I am an Illini fan today.

I-N-I!! Great story Kendall.

I-N-I 🧡💙 So grateful for the involuntary response/decision that led you to Illinois! I am certain I speak for all of Illini Nation.

INI!!!

Deep down everyone wishes they were a Spartan

Divine intervention.

@Graham_Couch I was his Recruitment Host that weekend. He visited with Steve Bardo on the Same weekend. I must have done something wrong

@Graham_Couch Nah, you did a great job!! 😂

Damn, would've loved Gill at MSU. Illinois Legend, regardless

Back when we witnessed the real Flyin' Illini.

Love the story and love the ending ! Great choice by the way

My all time favorite Illinois player was *this* close to playing for Michigan State. Gosh, that's horrifying. So grateful for Devine intervention.

@LaVelleNeal Love to hear a Johnny Orr story! Damn, almost a cyclone…

@LaVelleNeal Loved Johnny! 👍🏾

Divine intervention? Regardless the rest is history. Thankful for your choice. Also cc John Blackwell.

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I-N-I! Thank you for choosing UofI. You were and will always be my favorite Illini player! I was attending U of Florida and saw you guys beat the Gators. Had my Illini shirt on and got to sit with a lot of Uof I player’s parents. Great win! Unforgettable memories! ThnxKG13

What a story!!!! Thank God! I L L -

@Graham_Couch Izzo has the worst luck recruiting I swear

@CraigKell11X Very thankful! 🙏🏻🔶🔷🙏🏻

A Gill/Smith duo would have been special.

I remember that day

@Graham_Couch Ugh… one of my all time favorite Big Ten players could have been a Spartan! That’s tough… wish your brother would have never come into the room when you were ironing! 😆

Hooper to the 3rd power. Straight up

I'm kind of having a panic attack about this! Deep breath! Thank you God for giving us Kendall Gill! 🧡💙

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Thankfully that orange blood spoke out! I-N-I!!

Go Green!

Thanks Kendall!!! You’ve brought a lot of JOY to alot of people. And made Illinois proud!!!

Man you and Smitty oof that would have been a problem