IWU football adds more than 60 players in recruiting class

Posted on May 9, 2018

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash is announcing one of the biggest recruiting classes in his 32 years at the helm.

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Eash said the class could total more than 60 players. Eash said quantity does not come

“You don’t want to go backwards with the talent and I think we’ve done both,” Eash said. “We’ve increase the numbers and the talent level is still there. We have some young men who are going to make an impact in our program.”

Eash added IWU ended last season with 93 players which was one of the lowest totals in years. The Titans graduated 21 seniors from last year’s College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin co-championship team.

He said the biggest areas of emphasis were the offensive and defensive lines and linebacker, spots that were hit hard by graduation.

“We have six all conference players coming back off of last year’s team, so that’s a great nucleus to begin with,” Eash said. “We have to find who those players are that are going to step up and fill some of those roles.”

IWU opens the season hosting Wisconsin-LaCrosse on Sept. 8.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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