Jeremy Werner of Scout broke the news that Tre Nation and MJ McGriff are both transferring from the Illinois football program. This news now leaves two more scholarships to be filled for the class of 2018.
Nation was a running back from the class of 2016. He was a player who was recruited by former head coach Bill Cubit. Cubit was only the head coach for about two months before new athletic director, Josh Whitman, took the job and fired Cubit to bring in Lovie Smith.
Coming out of high school, Nation was a three-star recruit who was the No.