CHAMPAIGN — Illinois went back to the graduate transfer well Sunday with a second commitment from a former Southern California player. Wide receiver Trevon Sidney announced he'll join the Illini for the upcoming season just three days after former USC defensive end Ulowole Betiku Jr. did the same.
Sidney will be immtediately eligible this fall and has two years of eligibility remaining. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound receiver arrived at USC as a consensus four-star recruit out of Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif. He was ranked as high as the No. 136 overall recruit in the 2016 class by 247Sports.