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USC DE Oluwole Betiku Jr. transferring to Illinois

The transfer market has been up and down for Illinois this offseason.

This is a big up.

USC defensive end Oluwole Betiku Jr. announced his transfer to Illinois on Twitter on Thursday afternoon.

Words can’t describe how excited I am to be a part the Fighting Illini football team. I can’t wait to get to work. #LittyVille pic.twitter.com/RCqsUdt0dY

— Oluwole Betiku Jr (@Kingwolehoudini) April 11, 2019

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Betiku is going to be a monster opposite of Bobby Roundtree and was a top commit for the Trojans back in 2016.