It was first reported by Chad Brendel of the BearcatJournal.com that Illini commit Jadon Thompson has decided to flip and pledge his commitment to Cincinnati. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering Thompson didn’t sign during the early signing period.
Where does this leave Illinois in regards to the wide receiver position moving forward, though?
Losing Thompson does hurt a little bit. While the program is going to be set at wide receiver in 2020, I think Thompson would have been a centerpiece for the wide receiver corps in the following seasons.