CHAMPAIGN — Illinois put Cam Thomas on the fast track to starting quarterback last fall, eschewing a potential redshirt season to give the true freshman the same early experience as more than a dozen of his classmates.
Thomas will have every opportunity to keep proving himself when spring practices begin in early March. The Chicago Heights native is now the only scholarship quarterback on the Illini roster after Jeff George Jr. announced he was transferring and Chayce Crouch announched he was ending his football career within two hours of each other Wednesday afternoon.
George appeared in seven games and made five starts in the 2017 season after replacing Crouch in the starting lineup.