VIDEO - Freshman RB Abe Jones
AUDIO - Freshman RB Abe Jones
VIDEO - Freshman WR Kendrick Jones
AUDIO - Freshman WR Kendrick Jones

Aug. 5, 2001

University of Illinois head football coach Ron Turner welcomed a class of 31 rookies to campus Sunday afternoon. The newcomers will begin two-a-day practices Monday morning. He also welcomed back former Director of Football Operations, Doug Green, to fill the open position on an interim basis.

Highlighting the 2001 recruiting class were 18 scholarship players and 13 walk-ons. The newcomers and their parents went through an orientation, which included the taking of photos, physicals, equipment fitting and meetings with the coaches and athletic department staff. The players will undergo two days of practice at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 6-7 before the veterans report on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Practice times are scheduled for 9:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

Green worked with operations at Illinois from 1997-99 before leaving to finish law school. He also served as the media relations director for the Washington Redskins during the 2000 season. Green will supervise all aspects of operations, including preseason camp, recruiting, travel and facility management.

No.  Name                Ht.    Wt.    Pos.    Yr.    Hometown              Previous School
87   Brett Boyter        6-4    240     TE     Jr.    Joliet, Ill.          St. Francis College
43   Joe Brereton        6-0    201      S     Fr.    Peoria, Ill.          Richwoods
29   Brian Brosnan       6-1    210    S/LS    Fr.    Chicago, Ill.         Notre Dame HS
29   Ryan Clifford       5-10	195     RB    r-Fr.   Naperville, Ill.      Eastern Michigan
25   James Cooper        5-10	185     DB     Fr.    South Holland, Ill.   Thornton Township
30   Sedrick Davenport   6-0    185     DB     Fr.    Bolingbrook, Ill.     Bolingbrook
14   Matt Dlugolecki     6-5	205     QB     Fr.    Coto De Caza, Calif.  Santa Margarita
99   Frederick Evans     6-4    255     DE     Fr.    Hyde Park,Ill.        Morgan Park
32   Cory Flisakowski    6-1	210	FB     Fr.    Stevens Point, Wis.   Stevens Point Area
35   John Gockman        5-10	170	PK     So.    Coal City, Ill.       Joliet JC
8    Mike Hall           5-10	175	DB     Jr.    Bakersfield, Calif.   Bakersfield College
13   Jacob Hammond       6-3	219	QB    r-Fr.   Cleveland, Okla.      Oklahoma State
37   Cedric Irby         5-11	188	CB     Jr.    Edwardsville, Ill.    Hartwell JC
26   Abe Jones           5-11	170	RB     Fr.    Rolling Meadows, Ill. Rolling Meadows
84   Kendrick Jones      6-1	170	WR     Fr.    East St. Louis, Ill.  East St. Louis
34   Taman Jordan        5-11	188	DB     Fr.    Tempe, Ariz.          Marcos De Niza
35   Kyle Kleckner       6-0	192     DB     Fr.    Downers Grove, Ill.   Downers Grove
46   Antonio Mason       6-0	230	LB     Fr.    St. Louis, Mo.        Pattonville
97   Ryan Matha          6-2    260     DT     Fr.    Dixon, Ill.           Dixon
69   Rob Needham         6-5	290     OL     Fr.    Arlington Hts., Ill.  Rolling Meadows
40   T.W. Norman         6-3	240	LB     Fr.    Stockton, Mo.         Stockton
66   Brian Schaefering   6-5    225     LB     Fr.    St. Louis, Mo.        Hazelwood East
57   Kyle Schnettgoecke  6-3	270     OL     Fr.    St. Louis, Mo.        Chaminade
52   Andrew Shaw         6-2	210	LS     Fr.    Peoria, Ill.          Richwoods
44   Matt Sinclair       6-3    230     LB     Fr.    St. Louis, Mo.        St. Louis Univ. HS
54   Winston Taylor      6-0	235     LB     So.    Decatur, Ill.         Eastern Illinois
59   Jesus Terrazas      6-2	250     DL     Fr.    Chicago Ill.          James H. Bowen
20   Morris Virgil       5-10	190     RB     Fr.    Urbana, Ill.          Urbana
37   Steve Weatherford   6-3	210      K     Fr.    Terre Haute, Ind.     Terre Haute North
47   John Young          6-3    218     TE     Fr.    Peoria, Ill.          Richwoods
16   Brian Zeches        6-1	210     QB     Fr.    Pullman, Wash.        Pullman