(UNDATED) – Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters is transferring to Illinois. Peters announced the decision on Instagram and will have two years of eligibility remaining at Illinois. He thanked the University of Michigan for the opportunity to represent the winged helmet, and is excited to announce he will be at the University of Illinois. Because he has graduated from Michigan, Peters will be eligible to play immediately and could factor in to the quarterback race for the Illini. Quarterback M.J. Rivers announced he was transferring from Illinois in the beginning of May, and Rivers was right in the thick of the battle for the starting job. His departure leaves an opportunity for Peters to compete with redshirt freshmen Coran Taylor and Matt Robinson, neither of whom have started at Illinois. The former ESPN 300 quarterback signed with Michigan in the 2016 class out of Avon High School in Avon, Indiana. He redshirted his freshman year and started only four games at Michigan while completing 58 passes for 680 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.