DeVito rebounds from early pick, leads Illinois to win (How Syracuse transfers fared)

Former Syracuse Orange quarterback Tommy DeVito threw an interception on his first cross of the day, however bounced again to toss a pair of touchdowns in Illinois’ 24-3 win over Virginia on Saturday.

DeVito was 17-of-25 for 196 yards passing and rushed 9 occasions for 12 yards. He additionally misplaced a fumble.

DeVito tossed a 39-yard TD to Michael Marchese late within the first quarter and a 2-yard TD to Tip Reiman early within the second quarter.

“Any method form or type, I’ve to discover a solution to give the staff an opportunity to maneuver the ball and maintain the sticks transferring on third down,” DeVito instructed The Related Press. Illinois is now 2-1, .

Right here’s a take a look at how another transfers from Syracuse College fared this weekend:

Luke Benson, TE, Georgia Tech: Benson caught one cross for 19 yards within the Yellow Jackets’ 35-17 win over Western Carolina.

Geoffrey Cantin-Arku, LB, Memphis: Cantin-Arku had two tackles and a sack as Memphis beat Navy, 37-13.

Curtis Harper, DL, Akron: Harper had one sort out because the Zips had been crushed by No. 14 Michigan State, 52-0.

Jarveon Howard, RB, Alcorn State: After dashing for 194 yards and a landing in a 31-27 loss to Stephen F. Austin within the Braves’ opener final week, Howard and the remainder of the Alcorn State offense was shut down by Tulane on Saturday. Howard was restricted to eight yards on eight dashing makes an attempt because the Inexperienced Wave blanked Alcorn State 52-0.

Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville: Jordan rushed thrice for 10 yards and returned one kickoff for 15 yards within the Cardinals’ 20-14 win towards Central Florida on Friday.

Cooper Lutz, RB, Vanderbilt: Lutz rushed twice for five yards, caught a 27-yard cross and returned one kickoff for 23 yards within the Commodores’ 45-25 loss to Wake Forest.

Taj Harris, WR, Rutgers: Harris stepped away from this system final week.

The Related Press contributed to this story.