Right around kickoff of the game against the Scarlet Knights, wide receiver commit Bryce Childress decided to back away from his commitment to the Illini. This sent shockwaves through the Illini Twitter world with speculation running rampant.
Childress is a 5-foot-9, 155-pound wide receiver from Trinity Catholic High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 878 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 18 player in the state of Missouri.
Losing Childress hurt the Illini class of 2019 at the time. I saw so much speculation on why Childress backed away from his commitment.