Signing day isn’t until Wednesday, but Vanderbilt already landed an impact player. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who spent the last two seasons as Illinois’ featured tailback, announced he will transfer to Vandy to play out his college career.
Vaughn is a Nashville native who developed into a four-star recruit at Pearl-Cohn high school. He was the 2014 Class AA Mr. Football after rushing for more than 5,000 yards and 75 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons. He made an immediate impact with the Illini, rushing for 723 yards as a true freshman, but had his role reduced under new head coach Lovie Smith last fall.