Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals

Position ranks: #27 (ESPN), #74 (247Sports), #83 (On3)

State of Illinois ranks: #13 (ESPN), #24 (247Sports), #29 (On3)

Played for head coach Adam Lewandowski at Andrew

Four-year letterwinner

2024 IHSFCA Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention

2024 News-Gazette All-State

2023 IHSFCA Class 7A All-State Honorable Mention

Academic All-State

Two-time All-Southwest Valley Conference

National Honor Society

National German Honor Society

Also a state-qualifying wrestler in high school

Offers included Boston College, Colorado, and Purdue

Personal

Born September 6, 2006
Son of Jim and Katie McDonough
Two sisters, Madison and Morgan
Father, Jim, played football at Saint Joseph’s College
Intends to major in mechanical engineering
Chose Illinois because “the whole program really feels like a family.”

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High School

Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
Position ranks: #27 (ESPN), #74 (247Sports), #83 (On3)
State of Illinois ranks: #13 (ESPN), #24 (247Sports), #29 (On3)
Played for head coach Adam Lewandowski at Andrew
Four-year letterwinner
2024 IHSFCA Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention
2024 News-Gazette All-State
2023 IHSFCA Class 7A All-State Honorable Mention
Academic All-State
Two-time All-Southwest Valley Conference
National Honor Society
National German Honor Society
Also a state-qualifying wrestler in high school
Offers included Boston College, Colorado, an

Michael McDonough