The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Sat, 25 May 2013 07:27:54 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Russell Ellington Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SUMMIT) 60 Even before Martez Wilson was diagnosed with a herniated disc in his neck and forced to undergo surgery and miss the 2009 season, the Illini made contingency plans for his absence. Since Wilson didn't play against Illinois State, Ian Thomas played middle linebacker, and Russell Ellington played weakside linebacker. Ellington is now more important to Illini plans. http://illinois.scout.com/2/900675.html 2047 Jack Lyman http://illinois.scout.com/2/900675.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:12:00 GMT 1 169 Illinois illinois The Fighting Illini football team was short on linebacker depth entering the fall. They needed one or more of their four incoming linebackers to come through for them. That person has been Russell Ellington. The former Iowa commit made a quick adjustment from offense. http://illinois.scout.com/2/806242.html 2047 Jack Lyman http://illinois.scout.com/2/806242.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:09:00 GMT 1 169 Illinois illinois Ron Zook kept his word with the Illinois' administration, fans, and alumni, promising that he would work hard, bring a winner to Illinois, and recruit like no other. Here at InsideIllini.com, we learned that Zook has added not just one new player to next year’s class, but two, get inside. http://illinois.scout.com/2/705493.html 2047 Kedric Prince http://illinois.scout.com/2/705493.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:22:00 GMT 1 169 Illinois illinois Russell Ellington, a 6-3, 215 pound SS/LB has picked the Hawkeyes as his college destination. Read what the three-star prospect out of Homewood-Flossmoor had to say on Friday about Iowa City, the Iowa staff and his teammate, Supo Sanni in this premium recruiting Q&A. http://iowa.scout.com/2/687747.html 2047 Brian Finley http://iowa.scout.com/2/687747.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:16:00 GMT 1 8 Iowa iowa Russell Ellington, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound, linebacker, from Flossmoor (Ill.) Homewood-Flossmoor, is having a tremendous senior season. Ellington’s stock is on the rise and he received an important call this week from Illinois ace recruiter Mike Locksley. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/684710.html 2047 Chris Pool http://recruiting.scout.com/2/684710.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:16:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Illinois athlete Russell Ellington had a great time on his first official visit to Wake Forest, but his official visit to Iowa State may have topped it. Scout.com caught up with him to get his latest thoughts on the process. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/680470.html 2047 Greg Powers http://recruiting.scout.com/2/680470.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:48:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Illinois athlete Russell Ellington made his first official visit this past weekend as he took a trip to Winston-Salem to visit Coach Jim Grobe’s football program. Following his visit, DeaconSports caught up with the 3-star athlete for his impression of the Wake Forest program. http://wakeforest.scout.com/2/677872.html 2047 Spencer Cagle http://wakeforest.scout.com/2/677872.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:55:00 GMT 1 192 Wake Forest wakeforest Russell Ellington, a 6’3, 210-pound linebacker out of Flossmoor, Illinois, is one of the top remaining prospects on Wake Forest’s 2008 recruiting board. A versatile athlete who is also being recruited by several schools at wide receiver, Ellington has scheduled an official visit to Wake Forest at the beginning of September. http://wakeforest.scout.com/2/673269.html 2047 Spencer Cagle http://wakeforest.scout.com/2/673269.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT 1 192 Wake Forest wakeforest Flossmoor (Ill.) Homewood-Flossmoor linebacker Russell Ellington has backed away from his verbal commitment to Iowa State and now several schools are in hot pursuit. Ellington has several scholarship offers and he says he’s going to take a step back and do his homework before giving a verbal commitment. http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/665672.html 2047 Chris Pool http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/665672.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:07:00 GMT 1 193 Wisconsin wisconsin Supo Sanni and his teammate Russell Ellington have been garnering some pretty serious recruiting attention in the Midwest, with Ellington committing to Iowa State. But Ellington's reconsidering, and Sanni has narrowed his list to four. Read more on both in this premium recruiting update. http://iowa.scout.com/2/664696.html 2047 Brian Finley http://iowa.scout.com/2/664696.html Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:25:00 GMT 1 8 Iowa iowa Russell Ellington, a Scout.com three-star receiver from Flossmoor-Homewood, (Ill.), gave his commitment to coach Gene Chizik and the Iowa State Cyclones. Ellington talks about his decision and if other visits are in the plans. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/652769.html 2047 Andrew Bone http://recruiting.scout.com/2/652769.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:23:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Because of a coaching change at Homewood-Flossmoor High outside of Chicago, Russell Ellington’s film never made it into the hands of college football coaches. Within the last couple of weeks, a lot of tapes have gone out, and a lot of phone calls and visitors have rolled in. Notre Dame assistant coach Rob Ianello made his way by the school last Friday and left with a tape. http://notredame.scout.com/2/647014.html 2047 Steve Wiltfong http://notredame.scout.com/2/647014.html Sun, 27 May 2007 15:57:00 GMT 1 109 Notre Dame notredame If there’s one prospect that college coaches will be keeping close tabs on in the 2007 season, it just might be linebacker Russell Ellington. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder, from Homewood-Flossmoor high in Flossmoor, Illinois, was a stand-out on offense but the defensive side of the ball looks like where Ellington’s ticket will be punched at the next level. http://purdue.scout.com/2/646323.html 2047 Chris Pool http://purdue.scout.com/2/646323.html Thu, 24 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT 1 180 Purdue purdue A pair of WR/ATH from Homewood-Flossmoor High School visited Iowa City this week as recruiting activities pick up for the spring season. Read more about these athletes and their visit in this premium recruiting update. http://iowa.scout.com/2/624565.html 2047 Brian Finley http://iowa.scout.com/2/624565.html Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:48:00 GMT 1 8 Iowa iowa