CHAMPAIGN — Trenard Davis committed to Illinois one day before National Signing Day in early February.
The three-star recruit out of American Heritage (Fla.) School would likely have redshirted this season while adapting to a wide receiver position in Tim Beckman’s program.
But that doesn’t appear likely now.
Davis was dismissed from the university for academic reasons recently and is no longer part of the team, UI Sports Information Director Kent Brown said on Monday, with Brown citing that “this is not an admissions issue (and) not disciplinary.”
The news is late in the process for Davis and the Illini, who start practice on Thursday.