Florida Flip: Three-star 2024 CB Vernon Woodward Flips Commit From Wisconsin to Illinois
Illinois successfully flips the verbal pledge of three-star CB Vernon Woodward from Wisconsin as the Florida native switches to Bielema’s Illini.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
June 21, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Vernon Woodward's Twitter page)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois has flipped the verbal pledge of its first 2024 prospect away from a Big Ten Conference rival and away from Bret Bielema’s former employer.
Vernon Woodward, a three-star defensive back who will be attending Winter Park (Fla.) High School this fall, has been swayed to change his college destination to Illinois after giving a verbal commitment to Wisconsin in the first week of June just two days after arriving on the Madison, Wisconsin campus.