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Luke Atlmyer and Jaxson Dart are two quarterbacks vying for Ole Miss' starting quarterback job this fall. Altmyer is the sophomore returning quarterback for the Rebels and Dart is an incoming transfer from USC. While the competition is expected to be intense, Altmyer said he will have fun working alongside Dart, who passed for 1,353 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions for USC. "He's a very nice guy. He's a great player and competitor," Altmyer said while working as a camp counselor at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on Friday. "Our relationship is very healthy. He's a super cool dude and very selfless and a great teammate.

"There is obviously a lot of competition and that builds some anxiety that comes with it, but I wouldn't want anything but the best for him." The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Altmyer competed in five games for Ole Miss last season, mostly behind starter Matt Corral, who has left for the NFL. Altmyer completed 20 of 37 passes for 192 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in 2021. He played when Corral injured his knee during the Sugar Bowl against Baylor in New Orleans on Jan. 2. He threw for 178 yards and a touchdown and completed 15 of 28 pass attempts in a 21-7 loss. Despite the bowl loss, Altmyer said the game was valuable. "I've learned so much from that experience," Altmyer said. "It's great having those reps and facing the adversity that comes with it. I still have things to learn, but I'm just going to keep on trying to do my best." - The Clarion Ledger

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QB Luke Altmyer, Illinois
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05/26/22 - Tommy DeVito, rSr/2023, Illinois, 6-1, 210 (DS#18 QB) + More +

With spring practice complete, all signs point toward a pair of incoming transfers making their first appearances with their new teams when the Pokes and Illini meet in Week Zero. Tommy DeVito transferred to Illinois this offseason after spending the past five years at Syracuse. DeVito had his 2020 season cut short due to injury and lost his starting job last fall, but showed promise in his first year as a starter in 2019 - passing for 2,360 yards with 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also added two scores on the ground, and despite being sacked 44 times, finished the year with 122 rushing yards. This promise was on display again in Illinois' spring game, during which he completed 16 of 20 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns. - Wyoming Tribune Eagle

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QB Tommy DeVito, Illinois
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05/24/22 - Jonah Morris, rSr/2023, Illinois, 6-3, 220 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Illinois football bolstered its roster for the 2022 season and its program moving forward with commitments from transfer wide receiver Jonah Morris and Class of 2023 offensive lineman TJ McMillen in the last two days. Morris' addition addresses a position of need for Illinois given real depth concerns at wide receiver. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver is arguably the Jalen Coleman-Lands of college football given the 2022 season with the Illini will be Morris' seventh.

Morris started his college career at Indiana and redshirted in 2016 before playing primarily on special teams for the Hoosiers in 2017. He transferred back home to play at Akron and started all 12 games for the Zips in 2018 while catching 26 passes for 381 yards and a touchdown. A training camp injury cost Morris the entire 2019 season, and he opted out of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season before transferring to Northern Colorado. He caught 20 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown in five games with the Bears in 2021. - News Gazette Tribune

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WR Jonah Morris, Illinois
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05/05/22 - Keith Randolph Jr., rJr/2024, Illinois, 6-4, 296 (DS#19 DT) + More +

Keith Randolph Jr., defensive lineman. The one-time high school basketball standout seems ready for a Mercilus-like breakout in 2022. He had four sacks in 2021. Double that number and he might be looking at an early entry into the NFL. He's got the size (6 feet, 5 inches and 300 pounds) and athleticism to take his play to another level. Randolph missed the spring game with an undisclosed injury, but is expected to be ready for the season. Playing opposite improving Johnny Newton should boost Randolph's pressure numbers. The NFL personnel people who get to know Randolph will enjoy being around him. He is one of the friendliest guys on the Illini roster. - News Gazette Tribune

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DT Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois
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04/29/22 - Luke Altmyer, rSr/2026, Illinois, 6-2, 215 (DS#13 QB) + More +

The Red team defeated the Navy team 48-36 in Ole Miss's annual Grove Bowl on Saturday. Leading the way for the Red team was sophomore quarterback Luke Altmyer. Altmyer played a good game, throwing for 182 yards and no interceptions. He also rushed for 77 yards on five attempts and ran in for two touchdowns. Although he did have great numbers on the ground, Altmyer didn't look very sharp through the air, posting just a 41% completion percentage. But, he did show flashes of how accurate he can be when he threw a strike to junior running back Ulysses Bentley IV for a 42 yard gain in the first quarter. "I think I've just gained so much confidence," Altmyer said when asked where he's improved the most since last season. "I think confidence for a quarterback is the biggest asset, and I think last year I lacked a lot of it, just being new and being around a bunch of new guys." On the other side, the Navy team was led by sophomore quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart didn't have the best game, throwing for 166 yards and two interceptions with a 36% completion percentage, while overthrowing his receivers with the deep ball multiple times in the first half. - Daily Mississippian

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QB Luke Altmyer, Illinois
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04/25/22 - Solo Turner, rSr/2024, Illinois, 6-1, 217 (DS#95 SS) + More +

University of Hawaii sophomore Solo Turner has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Turner appeared in line to exit spring training camp as one of UH's starting safeties. Instead, he will look to resume his college career elsewhere. Turner, who also had experience at linebacker, played his freshman season at Baylor in 2020 and transferred to Hawaii prior to the 2021 season. As a reserve defensive back, Turner amassed 17 total tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles for the 'Bows in 2021. Because he used his one-time transfer exemption without having to sit out in 2021, he will have to redshirt the 2022 season if he signs with another school. - Khon2.com

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SS Solo Turner, Illinois
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04/25/22 - Artur Sitkowski, rSr/2024, Illinois, 6-4, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

One of the players expected to compete with DeVito in training camp wasn't even on the field Thursday night. Rutgers transfer Art Sitkowski spent part of the game working in the WDWS radio booth with Brian Barnhart and Steve Kelly. Sitkowski has been limited this spring as he recovers from shoulder and arm surgeries. He broke his arm late in Illinois' nine-overtime victory at Penn State and was lost for the season. Sitkowski's shoulder had been ailing before the Penn State. The hope is the surgery helps return the zip to his passes. The Illinois coaches want internal competition, in the quarterback room and every other position. If Sitkowski is able to push DeVito in summer training camp, it will be a positive for the team. Quarterback depth is important because of the injury risk. - News Gazette Tribune

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QB Artur Sitkowski, Illinois
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02/28/22 - Nicario Harper, rSr/2024, Illinois, 5-11, 200 (DS#38 FS) + More +

2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Nicario Harper, Jacksonville State, So., Atlanta, Ga.,...Harper was another player that missed time due to injury but still produced enough to earn his second-straight all-conference nod. The Atlanta native was a consensus First-Team All-American in the spring, when he was named the top defensive back in the FCS. He missed two games in the fall season and was limited in others, but still finished third on the team with 54 tackles, while adding 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. His two defensive scores tied Swain for the team lead and ranked him among the FCS leaders. - Jacksonville State Football

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FS Nicario Harper, Illinois
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12/21/21 - Zakhari Franklin, rSr/2025, Illinois, 6-1, 204 (DS#84 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR: Zakhari Franklin, Jr., UTSA,...Franklin has shattered the program's single-season receiving records in his third year with the Roadrunners. The Cedar Hill High School graduate has caught 73 passes for 938 yards and 11 touchdowns - all school records - on his way to becoming UTSA's career leader in receptions (160), receiving yards (2,123) and TDs (21). - Texas-San Antonio Football

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WR Zakhari Franklin, Illinois
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12/20/21 - TeRah Edwards, rSr/2025, Illinois, 6-3, 321 (DS#90 DT) + More +

Illinois football pulled another player from the transfer portal at a position of need Tuesday with a commitment from former Northwestern defensive lineman Te-Rah Edwards. Edwards' commitment comes just four days after Syracuse transfer quarterback Tommy DeVito chose the Illini. Edwards played sparingly during his two seasons at Northwestern. The 6-foot-2, 294-pound defensive tackle appeared in two games as a true freshman in 2020 and made his only tackle in the Wildcats' 28-10 win against Illinois that was followed by a coaching change for the Illini from Lovie Smith to Bret Bielema. - News Gazette Tribune

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DT TeRah Edwards, Illinois
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12/13/21 - Tommy DeVito, rSr/2023, Illinois, 6-1, 210 (DS#18 QB) + More +

Illinois football is turning to the state of New Jersey for a third time to address its quarterback room for the 2022 season. Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito, a Cedar Grove, N.J., native announced his commitment to the Illini late Friday night on social media. The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder is the third quarterback addition from New Jersey in the Bret Bielema era following Rutgers transfer Art Sitkowski and Class of 2022 commit Donovan Leary. DeVito fills a position of need through the transfer portal for Illinois heading into the 2022 season. Brandon Peters exhausted his eligibility with the 2021 regular season finale win against Northwestern. Sitkowski will miss all of spring ball after undergoing surgery both for a broken left arm and a right shoulder injury and Leary will be a true freshman in 2022. - News Gazette Tribune

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QB Tommy DeVito, Illinois
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12/08/21 - Kerby Joseph, Sr/2022, Illinois, 6-1, 203 (DS#4 FS) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Kerby Joseph, Illinois,...Joseph was one of the most improved players in the nation in 2021. He tied for the nation lead in interceptions (5) - including four in Big Ten games - and tied for third in the nation in fumbles recovered (3). Joseph was the No. 1 graded defensive back in the nation according to PFF in the regular season. Joseph is Illinois' first All-Big Ten first team defensive back since Vontae Davis in 2008. He is Illinois' first All-Big Ten safety since Marlon Primous in 1989 and the fifth Illini safety in the last 50 years to earn first-team honors, joining Mike Gow (1973), Craig Swope (1983), Glenn Cobb (1988), and Primous (1989). - Illinois Football

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FS Kerby Joseph, Illinois
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12/08/21 - Doug Kramer, rSr/2022, Illinois, 6-2, 299 (DS#9 C) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Center Doug Kramer, Illinois,...Kramer has been one of the most consistent offensive linemen for the Illini and in the Big Ten in the last five seasons. He was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection in each of the last two seasons and was the No. 8 graded center in the nation in 2019 by PFF. This season Kramer graded as the No. 24 center in the nation and No. 5 in the Big Ten by PFF. Kramer will leave Champaign No. 3 in Illini history in career starts, behind only his teammates Vederian Lowe and Alex Palczewski. - Illinois Football

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C Doug Kramer, Illinois
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12/08/21 - Devon Witherspoon, Sr/2023, Illinois, 6-0, 181 (DS#1 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA): DB Devon Witherspoon,...Witherspoon led Illinois with nine pass breakups and ranked second on the team with 8.0 TFLs. His nine pass breakups ranked ninth in the Big Ten and tied for fourth in the Big Ten West. - Illinois Football

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CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
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12/08/21 - Keith Randolph Jr., rJr/2024, Illinois, 6-4, 296 (DS#19 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA): DL Keith Randolph Jr...Randolph was second on the Illini in sacks with 4.0 from the interior defensive line spot. He had 42 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, one forced fumble, and one interception in 10 games. - Illinois Football

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DT Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois
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