Jacqui Grant came to DePaul looking for one thing: comfort.
She spent her first two years at the University of Illinois and left amid accusations against Illini coach Matt Bollant and former assistant coach Mike Divilbiss of verbally abusing the players. It was a situation that led the families of Grant, fellow DePaul transfer Amarah Coleman and four other former Illini players to sue the university for $10 million. The lawsuit is still making its way through the legal process.
Instead of having to sit out the year after she transferred, the NCAA ruled she could start playing for DePaul six games into the season due to the circumstances of her transfer and her seamless integration into the team began immediately.