Morgan Park’s Nasir Rankin is always up for new challenges. After committing to Illinois, Rankin hopes to not only play both ways on the football field for the Illini but also wants to play basketball.

So, it’s no surprise that Rankin was excited to try something different Saturday. For the first time, the senior receiver/defensive back took some snaps at quarterback in the Wildcat formation.

“It’s been great,” Rankin said. “I can get the ball in every way, in my opinion. The coaches are doing a good job of finding ways to get me the ball. I’m being doubled a lot, so it’s about finding easier ways to get the ball in my hands so I can make plays.”

Rankin, as usual, was the biggest playmaker on the field. He ran for an 11-yard touchdown and caught a 30-yard TD pass from Ronald Smith Jr

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