Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was asked who was the recruit that got away by CBS Sports, and he answered with Alabama freshman, Mack Sutter.
Sutter is a freshman tight end at Alabama, and he is native of Dunlap, Illinois. The freshman is a former four-star, and he picked the Tide over the Fighting Illini and others.
After he named Sutter as the player who got away, Bielema was asked was it a story behind it, and the head coach said it was not.
“He went to Alabama, and I wanted him to go to Illinois,” Bielema said. “That’s it. I think he’s gonna be a really good player.”
Sutter is expected to be an impressive tight end for Alabama in the future. It is unclear how much he will play this fall as a freshman for the Crimson Tide with multiple older tight ends expected to lead Alabama’s tight end room this fall.
