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Illinois lands East Carolina transfer to bolster offensive line
By Ethan Stone
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Illinois has added some much needed help at the center position, seeing East Carolina transfer Avery Jones commit to Bret Bielema and the Illini Monday night. He chose the Illini over Missouri and South Carolina, among others.
Jones is a former 4-star prospect out of high school and was previously committed to North Carolina, transferring west to Greeneville from Durham after just one year.
He has just 1 season of eligibility remaining.
I want to thank all the schools who reached out, my family and friends for supporting me. I am officially 100% committed to Illinois‼️‼️ #FamILLy pic.twitter.com/OmHFUiQKBX
— 5️⃣Avery Jones4️⃣ (@averyj_jones) December 13, 2022
Jones led East Carolina’s offense with 852 snaps this past season, anchoring the center position.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.