Illini Left Tackle J.C. Davis Announces Return For 2025 Season

After an NCAA ruling and a Christmas Eve visit from Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, Illini offensive tackle J.C. Davis has elected to return to Champaign for the 2025 season.

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

January 4, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Thanks to a late NCAA ruling and a Christmas Eve visit from Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, J.C. Davis has elected to pass on the National Football League in exchange for one more season of college football.

Davis, who started all 12 games at left tackle after his arrival from the University of New Mexico and . . .

 

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