Illinois
Illinois adds first transfer commit of offseason
The Illini aren’t taking part in within the Large Ten Championship sport on Saturday night time, however Bret Bielema and Co. are exhausting at work.
Louisville DB Nicario Harper turned Illinois’ first offseason addition after he introduced his dedication Saturday.
In accordance with 247, Illinois visited Harper in particular person this week.
Harper has one yr of eligibility remaining.
The Georgia native began his faculty profession at Southern Mississippi earlier than transferring to FCS Jacksonville State. Harper was named an AP First-Group FCS All-American in the course of the COVID 2020-21 season.
He spent the 2022 season at Louisville taking part in simply 4 video games for the Cardinals.
Illinois is dropping plenty of defensive depth — particularly within the backfield — to commencement and the NFL Draft, so Harper ought to be capable to compete for a beginning position within the secondary subsequent season.