‘Give me a thousand Kenenna’s’: Illini’s Odelunga Proving To Be Weapon At Multiple Positions

No matter where he lines up at Illinois, Kenenna Odeluga is proving his coaches correct in signing him and now giving him more and more playing time. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

September 27, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kenenna Odeluga is a player where his position listed on the roster doesn’t do him justice to describe his value.

The roster, which is provided by the University of Illinois athletics department, lists the South Holland, Ill. native as a linebacker but Illini head coach Bret Bielema thinks it's much simpler and more complicated at the same time . . .

 

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