It appears that earlier reports of Donovonn Young transferring may turn out to be untrue. Here's the series of events, as shown through tweets.
Donovonn Young has not left the #illini program yet. Still sounds undecided. Hearing his options are limited.
— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) December 18, 2013
Donovonn Young has not left the #illini program yet. Still sounds undecided. Hearing his options are limited.
— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) December 18, 2013
Beckman refutes Tribune's Donovonn Young report, says he's definitely going to stay. #Illini
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) December 18, 2013
Beckman says RB Donovonn Young will be back with #Illini FB team. #dechr
— Mark Tupper (@MarkTupper) December 18, 2013
The directness of each quote and tweet is pretty convincing. Young was by no means a stand out last season, ceding the starting job to Josh Ferguson. But a power runner can always come in handy, so we greet these non-transfer reports with a nod of approval.