Did Illinois star OL pick up first offer

Naperville (Ill.) junior offensive tackle prospect Timi Oshinowo (6-foot-7, 280 pounds) from Neuqua Valley High School had heard that he's received his first scholarship offer from Northwestern University from other sources. So has Oshinowo landed his first offer?

"I had heard that another publication wrote a story claiming that I received my first offer from Northwestern," Oshinowo said. "I have no idea where that came from and I didn't talk to anyone from that publication regarding any offer from Northwestern. As far as I know I haven't received any offers just yet. I haven't gotten any paperwork on any offer from Northwestern."

Oshinowo actually spent last weekend on an unofficial visit to Stanford.

"I have a really nice visit to Stanford. I'm really familiar with the campus and the football program because my brother (O.J.) is already playing for Stanford. I had a chance to watch the spring game as well as get caught up with my brother. I also had a chance to hang out in some team meetings, The coaches at Stanford said that they want me to keep working hard, and they definitely seem really interested in me. It was a really good visit for myself and my family at Stanford."

Oshinowo has also begun to heard about some coaches making in school visits this week.

"We're taking some state wide tests in school this week, so I haven't really had much time to talk with my head coach (Bryan Wells). I did heard that the coaches from Illinois were in school earlier this week as well as a few others."