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Bolingbrook Quarterback Aaron Bailey Commits to University of Illinois

Bolingbrook High School football coaches have been touting Aaron Bailey as a special talent for more than a year.

Aaron Bailey, star junior quarterback for the state championship football team, has committed to the University of Illinois, ESPN says.

According to the report, Bailey was ranked by ESPN Recruiting as the No. 37 athlete in the Class of 2013 and the 11th best recruit in Illinois.

 by at least half a dozen Big Ten Conference football programs and stands to gain more notoriety after helping lead the Raiders to a state championship for the first time in Bolingbrook history.

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"Aaron, No. 1, is just a great kid," Raider's offensive coordinator Matt Monken said last year. "[He] loves playing football. He wants to win."

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