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College football is great for a number of reasons.
The football aspect of it is what we all pay attention to the most, of course. However, for the student-athletes that don’t go on to play professionally, they have to have something to fall back on.
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At Illinois, defensive end Oluwole Betiku Jr. has more than just football skills. He has a knack for art.
Take a look, as he will be featured on an episode of BTN’s “The Journey.”
Give Oluwole Betiku Jr. (@Kingwolehoudini) a whiteboard and two markers, and what can he produce?
The multi-talented @IlliniFootball DE displays his art skills ⬇️. pic.twitter.com/r9F0QRjriJ
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 7, 2019
Betiku, by the way, is a former 5-star prospect and was the No. 1 DE in the Class of 2016. He came to Illinois as a graduate transfer over this past offseason.
Here’s more of Betiku’s art work:
Great stuff 👨🎨 @Kingwolehoudini
Here's some of his other artwork 👇https://t.co/kd4Cbexsvb https://t.co/cufXpkbEUb pic.twitter.com/hNlBGD6VJk
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 7, 2019
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