Omonode was three-star recruit out of West Lafayette (Ind.) High School in the 2022 class. He was the 27th-ranked prospect in Indiana and the 237th-ranked defensive lineman nationally in his class. Omonode’s scholarship offers included seven Mid-American Conference teams, plus Navy, Air Force, Marshall, Harvard, Yale and Princeton, among others.

Purdue defensive tackle Prince James Boyd Jr., left, and Mo Omonode tackle Illinois quarterback Tommy DeVito for a loss during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The former three-star defensive lineman and Indiana heavyweight wrestling state runner-up played in 33 games over the past three seasons.