The daily pitch from Sports Editor : Sept. 3, 2026
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Sep. 3—➜ . The Bulldogs (2-0), who play Champaign Central (0-2) at 7 p.m. on Friday at Tommy Stewart Field in Champaign, are one of seven area teams in the Top 10 of their respective class and bumped up three spots after being ranked fifth last week.
➜ after the Sages beat the Rockets 27-23 last Friday night.
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➜ , while in 1A, Oakwood (2-0) moved up one spot to No. 6 and Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (2-0) remained at No. 8.
career touchdown passes by during his first four college seasons. Houser will look to add to that total when he makes his first start at Illinois on Thursday night against UAB. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound native of Anaheim, Calif., threw 19 touchdown passes at East Carolina last season, 18 with the Pirates in 2024 and six during his final season at Michigan State in 2023. He only attempted two passes as a freshman at Michigan State in 2022.
➜ . Former Illini linebacker and St. Teresa football coach Brit Miller will serve as the honorary captain before kickoff against the Blazers. Also happening before the 8 p.m. start: renowned competitive eater Joey Chestnut will sound the pregame siren to pump up the Gies Memorial Stadium crowd.
➜ . Illinois goalie Izzy Lee is up to 17 career shutouts, good for fourth in program history, before Thursday night's 6 p.m. road match from Kalamazoo, Mich.
➜ . Champaign native is slated to start for the Rockies during Sunday's series finale at Coors Field.
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