Illinois to start Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito at QB

Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito won the quarterback competition at Illinois and will start Saturday when the Illini host Wyoming.

Coach Bret Bielema previously said he planned to keep that information secret, but the program released the starter's identity Thursday on social media.

DeVito, a senior, had been competing with fellow New Jersey native Artur Sitkowski for the job.

At Syracuse, DeVito was 337-of-572 passing (