Regis Benn opts for the NFL Rob McColley December 16, 2009 - 3:32pmJanuary 27, 2022 - 11:08pm Dressed to the nines, Illini wide receiver Arrelious Benn promised to be a role model to inner city kids, and dropped out of school. He assured his mom, who attended the announcement, that he would finish college some day. She accepted.