The battle: Starting quarterback (Photo: Jeremy Werner, 247Sports) Training camp will be closed to fans and mostly closed to the media. The candidates: Tommy DeVito/ Artur SitkowskiĬomment: The coaching staff was clear throughout the spring and summer that there will be a competition at the quarterback position. That’s probably a healthy bit of coach speak. Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito should have the inside track at starting in Week Zero against Wyoming.
He’s a one-year stopgap at Illinois and got a heavy majority of first-team reps during spring ball when Artur Sitkowski was out rehabbing two separate surgeries (throwing shoulder and non-throwing arm). That being said, the staff is going to give Sitkowski every opportunity to win the starting job, but Devito should be positioned well to head into the season as the starter, whether that’s announced prior to kickoff against Wyoming or not remains to be seen. The bottom line is the staff clearly feels comfortable with Sitkowski, who was nursing a shoulder injury while he played last year, should he be asked to play due to injury or underperformance. Illini Inquirer odds: DeVito (90%), Sitkowski (10%) DeVito still has a bit to prove - hence the transfer to Illinois - and hasn’t had a consistently strong season since his 2019 year though injuries and a subpar supporting cast at Syracuse, especially on the offensive line, played into that. The candidates: Isaiah Adams, Jordyn Slaughter, Zy CrislerĬomments: This is a bit different than a head-to-head battle like the quarterback spot. There appear to be three players in the most competition for the two starting guard spots. Jordyn Slaughter is back healthy after missing last season with a broken ankle and Illinois landed a pair of junior college offensive linemen who can play both tackle and guard in Isaiah Adams and Zy Crisler. With Julian Pearl out for the spring game with a hand injury, all three started in the spring game with Adams at left tackle and Slaughter and Crisler playing the guard spots. Slaughter may have started at guard last season if he stayed healthy, but Adams is an advanced technician and Crisler is a massive body who brings increased physicality, so Slaughter could be pushed for starting job.īoth Crisler and Adams have the ability to play tackle, the coaching staff has said, but those positions are occupied by Alex Palczewski (RT) and Julian Pearl (LT). Illini Inquirer odds: Adams (85%), Slaughter (65%), Crisler (50%) Illinois has versatility on the offensive line, including with Alex Pihlstrom at center, but how the guard rotation shakes out will be an interesting story throughout camp. The candidates: Tahveon Nicholson, Terrell Jennings, Tyler Strain, Elijah Mc-CantosĬomments: Illinois needs to replace Tony Adams at the cornerback spot opposite stalwart starter Devon Witherspoon. Redshirt sophomore Tahveon Nicholson actually unseated Adams from that spot early last season before Adams reclaimed the spot for the rest of the year with some of the best play of his career.
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So Nicholson appears to be the most likely candidate to get the first crack at filling the void left by Adams, and he started the spring game. But the coaching staff has added competition via the transfer portal in Minnesota State transfer Terrell Jennings. Jennings doesn’t have power-five experience, but the coaching staff saw enough out of him (especially his size and physicality) to add him this offseason.
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