Palatine junior Tony Balanganayi heading to Illini

Palatine junior Tony Balanganayi heading to Illini

When Palatine junior Tony Balanganayi started playing youth football as a 6-year-old, he was a running back.Those days are long gone now that he’s 6-4 and 260 pounds.“I started just growing and eating at the same time,” Balanganayi said.But those days are not forgotten.“I miss scoring touchdowns,” Balanganayi said.Now he’s paving the way for others to score them as one of the state’s top offensive linemen. He’s also the newest member of Illinois…