Appleton picks Illinois

Kraig Appleton, left, will play his college football at Illinois. East St. Louis quarterback Detchauz Wray By Bob Asmussen/The News-Gazette

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2008-2009 Illini Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Stations
Aug.30	vs. Missouri* L: 52-42	7:30 pm	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.06	vs. Eastern Illinois W: 47-21	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.13	vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W: 20-17	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.27	at Penn State L: 38-24	7 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.04	at Michigan W: 45-20	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.11	vs. Minnesota L: 27-20	11 am	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.18	vs. Indiana W: 55-13	7 pm	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.25	at Wisconsin L: 27-17	11 am	ESPN2, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.01	vs. Iowa W: 27-24	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.08	vs. Western Michigan# L: 23-17	11 am	WDWS, WHMS
Nov.15	vs. Ohio State L: 30-20	11 a.m.	WDWS, WHMS, ESPN
Nov.22	at Northwestern L: 27-10	2:30 p.m.	WDWS, WHMS, BTN

* = at St. Louis; # = at Detroit

By Bob Asmussen, Jeremy Werner

Monday, August 11, 2008 3:16 PM CDT

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Kraig Appleton, considered one of the elite high school receivers in the nation, will make a commitment to Illinois on Tuesday. The East St. Louis star told IliniHQ.com's Jeremy Werner that he plans to sign with Ron Zook's program in February.

Appleton becomes the second Flyer receiver to join the 2009 Illinois class. Earlier, teammate Terry Hawthorne made a commitment to the Illini.

Rivals.com ranks Appleton as the No. 10 receiver in the nation. He is listed as the No. 48 receiver overall. The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder caught 59 passes for 1,000 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007.

Besides Illinois, Appleton has offers from LSU, Ohio State and a string of others. Appleton has already accepted an invitation to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

The Class of 2009:

PLAYER POS. SCHOOL

Kraig Appleton   WR       East St. Louis                                                                Lendell Buckner    DL    Chicago Leo
Andrew Carter    OL    Tallahassee (Fla.) Leon
Jake Feldmeyer    OL    Centerville (Ohio)
Greg Fuller    RB    Thornton
Bud Golden RB Cincinnati Sycamore
Terry Hawthorne    WR    East St. Louis
Leon Hill    OL    Chicago Leo
Tommie Hopkins    DB    East St. Louis
Steve Hull    WR    Cincinnati Sycamore
Nathan Scheelhaase    QB    Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst
Joelil Thrash    DB    Washington (D.C.) H.D. Woodson