Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff have put together a top-10-worthy 2026 recruiting class, and it would have been even better if the Illini could have landed four-star tight end JC Anderson.

MT. ZION, Ill. (WAND) -- JC Anderson selected Ole Miss to continue his football career. Ranked the third tight end in the state of Illinois Anderson was a highly sought after receiving more than 30 ...

Illinois football lost out on another in-state tight end on Tuesday when four-star JC Anderson of Mount Zion committed to Ole Miss. The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder had three finalists: Illinois, Ole Miss ...

JC Anderson is heading back to Ole Mis this weekend. The four-star tight end out of Mt. Zion (Ill.) High School has ben committed to the Rebels since July 1. He will be inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium ...

Decatur (Ill.) Mt. Zion four-star tight end JC Anderson revealed a commitment to Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels on July 1 after going public with a decision. The Top-10 tight end in the 2026 ...

Four-star tight end and Ole Miss commit JC Anderson will be one of a throng of top prospects inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday. Anderson, out of Mt. Zion (Ill.) High School, committed to the ...

The first pledge of the Lane Kiffin era in Baton Rouge is locked in: tight end JC Anderson has flipped from Ole Miss to LSU, according to ESPN's Eli Lederman. Less than a week since Kiffin accepted ...