Sometimes the transfer portal can be good, and in this case, for the Illinois football team, sometimes it is bad.
The Illini haven’t had too bad an experience since the transfer portal really started to become a thing about five years ago. We have had some great quarterbacks come into the program, and the departures haven’t been too brutal.
Illinois did get some unfortunate news on Tuesday. Brandon Huffman of 247Sports reported that Illinois linebacker Easton Baker has decided to hit the transfer portal.
Illinois linebacker Eastern Baker plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal.