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  • Witherspoon first Illini defensive back named Consensus All-American

    Dec 16, 2022 10:30 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsExcellence
    Smiling U of i cornerback Devon Witherspoon on the sideline during a game

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    • Smiling U of i cornerback Devon Witherspoon on the sideline during a game

    Witherspoon will be honored with a permanent plaque in Grange Grove, a banner in Memorial Stadium, and his jersey hung in the Smith Center staircase. He's the first Illini to earn consensus honors since Whitney Mercilus in 2011.