I believe most people believe this should be the case. But it might not be happening any time soon. According to Kedric Prince of Rivals.com, Griffin will continue to come off the bench for the Orange and Blue.
Griffin has been sensational for Illinois this season. He is coming off a freshman campaign where he only put up 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest, while only receiving 8.1 minutes in each of those games. The expectations weren’t terribly high this season, but you could always tell the talent was there. He has shown that talent to start his sophomore season.