NIL Opportunities

2023 Junior

• Announced plans to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 30, 2023
• Played in eight games with seven starts at running back
• 116 carries for 567 yards and four touchdowns on the season
• Led the team in carries (116), rushing yards (567), rushing yards per game (70.9), and rushing touchdowns (4)
• Missed four games with injuries
• Career-highs for rushing yards (140), carries (24), and rushing touchdowns (2) in win vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
• Doak Walker Award watch list

2022 Sophomore

• Illinois’ Coaches Appreciation Award winner for offense
• Played in all 13 games with one start at running back
• First career start in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State 1/2/23
• 72 carries for 329 yards and two rushing touchdowns on the season
• Four receptions for 16 yards on the season
• Career highs in carries (12), receiving yards (7), and longest kick return (30) in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State 1/2/23
• Career-high 85 rushing yards at Northwestern 11/26/22 and also scored his first Big Ten touchdown
• Touchdowns against Wyoming 8/27/22 and at Northwestern 11/26/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Third on the team with 44 carries for 158 rushing yards on the season
• Rushed for a team-high 63 yards on 10 carries against Maryland 9/17/21
• Rushed for a team-high 39 yards on 11 carries against UTSA 9/4/21
• Rushed for 46 yards on 12 carries against Nebraska 8/28/21

2020 Freshman

• Played in six games at running back
• 10 carries for 12 yards on the season
• Made Illinois debut at Wisconsin 10/23/20

High School

• Four-star recruit by Rivals, three-star recruit by 247 and ESPN
• National ranks: #178 (Rivals), #430 (247 Composite), #815 (247)
• Running back ranks: #8 (Rivals), #31 (247 Composite), #56 (247), #65 (ESPN)
• Missouri ranks: #4 (Rivals), #8 (247 Composite), #15 (247), #17 (ESPN)
• 108 carries for 668 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during his high school career
• Played for head coach Cory Patterson, former Illinois assistant coach, during his first two high school seasons
• 2019 all-state, all-district, and all-metro
• National Honor Society
• Elizabeth Seton Scholar
• Committed to Illinois on April 4, 2019, becoming the first commit to the Illini’s class
• Offers included Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin

Personal

• Born Oct. 11, 2001
• Son of Reginald Love Jr. and Kimberly Dennis
• One brother, Reginald, and three sisters, Reiandra, Reginae, and Jordyn
• Chose Illinois because it, “felt like home.”
• Plans to run his own business following his playing career
• Majoring in general studies