2024 / AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in 11 games in the running back rotation
• Finished second on the team with 83 rushes for 372 yards and two touchdowns
• Hauled in seven passes for 21 yards
• Carried the ball seven times for 38 yards and a touchdown vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Had 10 rushes for 66 yards and a touchdown at Oregon State (Sept. 21)
• Served as a captain vs. No. 23 Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Produced a season-high 93 yards on 11 rushes at No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18)
• Rushed a season-high 13 times for 33 yards at No. 2 Ohio State (Nov. 9)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A JUNIOR AT ILLINOIS
• Played in eight games with seven starts at running back
• Finished with 116 carries for 567 yards and four touchdowns on the season
• Led the team in carries (116), rushing yards (567), rushing yards per game (70.9), and rushing touchdowns (4)
• Career-highs for rushing yards (140), carries (24), and rushing touchdowns (2) in the win vs. Indiana
• Named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List
2022 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT ILLINOIS
• Played in all 13 games with one start at running back
• Named the Illinois’ Coaches Appreciation Award winner for the offense
• Made his first career start against Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl
• Recorded 72 carries for 329 yards and two touchdowns on the season
• Compiled a season-high 85 rushing yards and scored his first Big Ten touchdown against Northwestern
2021 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS
• Played in 10 games
• Led the team in yards twice in games against UTSA and Maryland
• Finished third on the team with 44 carries for 158 yards on the season
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2020 / AS A FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS
• Played in six games at running back
• Made his collegiate debut against Wisconsin
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-star recruit according to Rivals, tabbed as the No. 178 overall prospect in the class
• Ranked as the No. 8 running back in the class by Rivals and the No. 4 player from Missouri
• Played for Cory Patterson during his first two high school seasons
• Named 2019 all-state, all-district, and all-metro
PERSONAL
• Son of Reginald Love Jr. and Kimberly Dennis
• Has one brother, Reginald, and three sisters, Reiandra, Reginae, and Jordyn
• Marketing: African American Studies
• Appeared in 11 games in the running back rotation
• Finished second on the team with 83 rushes for 372 yards and two touchdowns
• Hauled in seven passes for 21 yards
• Carried the ball seven times for 38 yards and a touchdown vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Had 10 rushes for 66 yards and a touchdown at Oregon State (Sept. 21)
• Served as a captain vs. No. 23 Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Produced a season-high 93 yards on 11 rushes at No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18)
• Rushed a season-high 13 times for 33 yards at No. 2 Ohio State (Nov. 9)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A JUNIOR AT ILLINOIS
• Played in eight games with seven starts at running back
• Finished with 116 carries for 567 yards and four touchdowns on the season
• Led the team in carries (116), rushing yards (567), rushing yards per game (70.9), and rushing touchdowns (4)
• Career-highs for rushing yards (140), carries (24), and rushing touchdowns (2) in the win vs. Indiana
• Named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List
2022 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT ILLINOIS
• Played in all 13 games with one start at running back
• Named the Illinois’ Coaches Appreciation Award winner for the offense
• Made his first career start against Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl
• Recorded 72 carries for 329 yards and two touchdowns on the season
• Compiled a season-high 85 rushing yards and scored his first Big Ten touchdown against Northwestern
2021 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS
• Played in 10 games
• Led the team in yards twice in games against UTSA and Maryland
• Finished third on the team with 44 carries for 158 yards on the season
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2020 / AS A FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS
• Played in six games at running back
• Made his collegiate debut against Wisconsin
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-star recruit according to Rivals, tabbed as the No. 178 overall prospect in the class
• Ranked as the No. 8 running back in the class by Rivals and the No. 4 player from Missouri
• Played for Cory Patterson during his first two high school seasons
• Named 2019 all-state, all-district, and all-metro
PERSONAL
• Son of Reginald Love Jr. and Kimberly Dennis
• Has one brother, Reginald, and three sisters, Reiandra, Reginae, and Jordyn
• Marketing: African American Studies