Butler Community College edge rusher Laine Jenkins committed to Illinois. The news broke Friday — mere days after Jenkins made a verbal pledge to Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners.
Yes, we live in a timeline in which Illinois flips football prospects from Oklahoma. It’s a glorious time in history, but I would recommend frequently looking outside to make sure frogs are not descending from the heavens.
— laine jenkins (@lainejenkinss) May 26, 2023
As for Jenkins himself, he’s a somewhat raw prospect. He’s a piece of long-term clay for an outside linebacker group with future NFL players Seth Coleman and Gabe Jacas projected to start in 2023.