Preseason Camp Opening Provides Instant Introduction to New Illini DBs

The opening of preseason practices on Thursday night will be the first opportunity that Illinois coaches will get a look at new key faces in the defensive backfield. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

August 3, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Miami Herald)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In several ways, the reloading of the Illinois defensive backfield begins on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. 

In the first closed preseason practice, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on the stadium turf, Illinois coaches will get their first look at some key additions to the roster that were acquired in the transfer portal . . .

 

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