Former Michigan QB Brandon Peters Announces He's Transferring to Illinois on Instagram

Michigan's Brandon Peters announced Tuesday he is transferring from the program to the University of Illinois for his final two years of eligibility.

Peters broke the news Tuesday night in a heartfelt Instagram post thanking the University of Michigan. The former Michigan QB will attend grad school and be eligible to play immediately for head coach Lovie Smith and the Fighting Illini.

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I want to thank the University of Michigan for the opportunity to represent the winged helmet. The memories and friendships that I made along this journey will last a lifetime. I am excited to announce that I will be going to grad school and playing my last 2 years at the University of Illinois.

A post shared by Brandon Peters (@brandonpeters.18) on Jun 18, 2019 at 5:08pm PDT

In eight total games in his two seasons with the Wolverines, Peters threw for 680 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, while completing only 52.7% of his passes. Even worse, Peters was fourth on the team with only two pass attempts last season. Peters was buried on the depth chart under Jim Harbaugh and is hoping to find more opportunities at a new Big Ten school.

#Illinois continues to stock up on big name transfers this offseason, adding former #Michigan QB Brandon Peters. https://t.co/yBDGOosfk5
— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) June 19, 2019

This season, the former top-100 prospect will compete for playing time at an Illinois program hoping to breakout in its fourth season under Smith. To this point, Smith has compiled a disappointing 9-27 in his three seasons at the helm.

With a few big name recruits and transfers this season, the pressure will be on for Smith to turn the hype from his hiring in 2016 into tangible results.