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SB Nation: The Champaign Room · 5h ago TCR Daily Brief: Saturday, Sept. 5 2

SB Nation: The Champaign Room · 12h ago Reacts: Will Illinois get to eight wins in 2026? 3

Illinois Football · 18h ago Pick 6️⃣ for 2️⃣6️⃣ https://t.co/phFkQqaOVF 4

Illinois Football · 18h ago #ProIllini FamILLy @ArkinTanner https://t.co/uBYXotJx4Q

Schedule

SEP 3

vs UAB W 42–23

SEP 12

vs Duke 3:30 PM ET

SEP 19 vs Southern Illinois 2:00 PM ET

SEP 26

@ Ohio State TBD

OCT 3

vs Purdue TBD

OCT 10

@ Michigan State TBD

OCT 24

vs Oregon TBD

OCT 31

@ Maryland TBD

NOV 6

vs Nebraska 8:00 PM ET

NOV 13

@ UCLA 9:00 PM ET

NOV 21

vs Iowa TBD

NOV 28

@ Northwestern TBD

Players to Watch

QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #7 · ▲ 41 this week 23K followers · 21 mentions / wk

WR · #13 · SR Hudson Clement #82 · ▲ 86 this week 12K followers · 4 mentions / wk

QB · #2 · SO Carson Boyd #179 · steady 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

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QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #7 · ▲ 41 this week 23K followers · 21 mentions / wk

WR · #13 · SR Hudson Clement #82 · ▲ 86 this week 12K followers · 4 mentions / wk

QB · #2 · SO Carson Boyd #179 · steady 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

#PlayerPosClass · Size Attention rankFollowersMentions / wk

Katin Houser QB SR · 6'3" 201 #7 ▲ 41 23K 21 13

Hudson Clement WR SR · 6'1" 190 #82 ▲ 86 12K 4 2

Carson Boyd QB SO · 5'10.5" 180 #179 — 12K 2 3

Kaden Feagin TE SR · 6'2" 217 #323 ▲ 27 7,291 1 17

Collin Dixon WR SR · 6'1" 200 #323 — 4,330 1 10

Ty Robinson WR SR · 6'4" 190 #323 — 4,187 1 52

Pat Farrell LB SR · 6'5" 220 #323 — 4,066 1 37

Ethan Moczulski K SR · 5'11" 180 #323 — 3,899 1 27

Lucas Osada K JR · 6'1" 190 #323 — 3,760 1 43

Joe Barna DL JR · 6'4" 245 #323 — 3,067 1 0

Mac Resetich S SR · 6'1" 210 #323 — 2,781 1 14

Maurice Smith TE SR · 6'3" 220 #323 — 2,334 1 90

Carter Janki DL SR · 6'5" 290 #323 — 2,172 1 81 Lars Rau P JR #323 — 2,155 1 96

Darrell Prater DL SR · 6'3" 300 #323 — 1,915 1 — Joshua Davis DL SO #323 — 717 1 18

Jack Gray P FR · 6'0" 180 #323 — — 1 — Nasir Rankin PG FR · 5'11.5" 167 — 51K 0 26

Ismael Kante EDGE SR · 6'2" 225 — 30K 0 1

Jayshon Platt WR SR · 6'0" 180 — 21K 0 7

Michael Clayton QB FR · 6'3.5" 200 — 9,722 0 32

Tywan Cox S SO · 5'9.5" 165 — 8,427 0 19

Jacob Eberhart S FR · 6'2" 210 — 8,393 0 6

Juice Clarke CB SR · 6'1" 166 — 8,073 0 3

Nick Hankins Jr. CB FR · 6'0" 195 — 8,030 0 14

Andre Lovett CB SO · 6'1.5" 160 — 7,772 0 20

John Forster RB SO · 5'10" 185 — 7,364 0 52

Micah Smith IOL FR · 6'5.5" 320 — 7,146 0 83

Eddie Kasper WR SR · 5'10" 160 — 7,060 0 1

Xavier Scott CB SR · 6'0" 180 — 6,972 0 8

Cam Thomas LB FR · 6'0" 200 — 6,853 0 30

Tony Williams LB FR · 5'10.5" 215 — 6,330 0 7

Matthew Bailey S SR · 6'2" 190 — 5,983 0 59

Jake Renfro IOL SR · 6'2" 310 — 5,881 0 21

Aidan Laughery RB SR · 5'11" 183 — 5,369 0 33

Grant Beerman LB SO · 6'3.5" 210 — 5,221 0 0

Kenyon Alston WR FR · 6'2" 172 — 5,206 0 11

Brayden Trimble WR SO · 6'0" 170 — 5,191 0 38

Jack Paris LB SO · 6'3" 210 — 4,931 0 24

Javari Barnett RB FR · 6'0" 215 — 4,772 0 23

Jordan Anderson TE SR · 6'3" 240 — 4,737 0 55

TJ McMillen IOL SR · 6'4" 235 — 4,616 0 5

Jakwon Morris CB JR · 6'1" 175 — 4,505 0 78

Eddie Tuerk DL JR · 6'3.5" 260 — 4,435 0 99

King Liggins DL FR · 6'3" 255 — 4,323 0 2

RJ Jones CB SO · 6'1" 165 — 4,295 0 53

Kai Pritchard IOL FR · 6'4.5" 280 — 4,037 0 25

Nelsyn Wheeler RB FR · 5'9" 200 — 3,980 0 75

Brandon Henderson IOL SR · 6'4.5" 305 — 3,922 0 11

Jacob Alexander EDGE FR · 6'4" 226 — 3,772 0 23

Jaylen Stewart EDGE FR · 6'3" 230 — 3,766 0 27 Corey Rashad RB SR — 3,750 0 16

Logan Farrell TE SO · 6'3" 235 — 3,750 0 15

Jershaun Newton QB SO · 6'0" 205 — 3,670 0 74

Zafir Stewart IOL JR · 6'4" 345 — 3,631 0 25

Desmond Straughton S SO · 5'11" 180 — 3,579 0 15

Kingston Shaw EDGE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,543 0 21

Ben Clawson S SR · 6'0" 190 — 3,518 0 18

Mason Muragin EDGE SR · 6'4" 235 — 3,377 0 22

Deuce Fillmore CB SR · 5'11" 185 — 3,281 0 31

Murphy Clement RB JR · 5'11" 175 — 3,235 0 58

Landen Von Seggern IOL FR · 6'3" 290 — 3,219 0 76

Dylan Frechette OT SO · 6'5" 340 — 3,199 0 20

Almirian Thomas CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 3,190 0 91

Cameron Brooks DL SO · 6'3" 240 — 3,165 0 37

Caden Considine S FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,075 0 89

Tanner Hollinger TE JR · 6'5" 220 — 3,020 0 86

Christian Abney TE SR · 6'4" 205 — 2,966 0 22

Cedric Wyche RB SO · 5'10" 195 — 2,956 0 10

James Kreutz LB SR · 6'1" 210 — 2,834 0 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS SR — 2,828 0 81

Leslie Mosley Jr. WR FR · 5'10" 155 — 2,766 0 9

Lavon Williams CB SR · 5'11" 195 — 2,658 0 85

Will Vala TE FR · 6'3" 225 — 2,640 0 54

Griffin Rousseau OT SO · 6'6" 280 — 2,618 0 54

Demetrius John DL JR · 6'3.5" 255 — 2,594 0 — Dane Eisenmenger QB FR — 2,590 0 4

Daniel Brown EDGE SR · 6'1" 240 — 2,577 0 55

Tony Balanganayi DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,564 0 62

Casey Thomann OT FR · 6'7" 300 — 2,527 0 66

Brandon Hansen OT JR · 6'6" 290 — 2,513 0 51

Parker Crim EDGE FR · 6'2.5" 240 — 2,499 0 —

James Finley S SO · 6'0.5" 183 — 2,436 0 45

Robert Edmonson Jr. LB SR · 6'3" 222 — 2,406 0 12

Isaiah Williams S FR · 6'1" 180 — 2,356 0 35

Kaedyn Cobbs S FR · 6'1" 190 — 2,318 0 16

Tanner Heckel S JR · 5'11" 175 — 2,309 0 28

Kayden Bennett EDGE FR · 6'1" 245 — 2,211 0 94

Connor Sullivan DL SO · 6'4" 260 — 2,210 0 79

TJ Taylor OT JR · 6'6" 300 — 2,167 0 17

Isaiah Thomison DL SR · 6'3" 230 — 2,094 0 95

Isaiah White DL SO · 6'3" 320 — 2,086 0 5

Ca'lil Valentine RB JR · 5'11" 175 — 2,062 0 9

Alex Perry WR SR · 6'6" 200 — 2,060 0 70

Maika Matelau IOL SO · 6'4" 341 — 2,026 0 49

Zach Haber LS SR · 5'10" 226 — 2,024 0 57 Zach Barrett OL JR — 1,958 0 13

Xanai Scott S SO · 6'0" 170 — 1,864 0 8

Davon Grant WR FR · 6'3" 210 — 1,826 0 71

Nathan Knapik OT JR · 6'7" 260 — 1,795 0 — BJ Thurman TE SO — 1,757 0 88

Davin Stoffel TE SR · 6'6" 250 — 1,642 0 28

Karson Kaiser WR JR · 6'3" 210 — 1,626 0 84

Grant Smith TE SO · 6'5" 225 — 1,623 0 82

Jacob Harvey WR FR · 6'2" 190 — 1,602 0 68

Michael McDonough IOL SO · 6'3" 270 — 1,528 0 34

Erik Gayle EDGE SO · 6'3" 215 — 1,311 0 51

Alfred Washington OT SR · 6'5" 295 — 1,058 0 24

William Holmes EDGE JR · 6'4" 240 — 755 0 72

Christian Martin OT SR · 6'5" 265 — 582 0 48 Carter Smith LB JR — 562 0 56

JJ Hirdes OT SO · 6'5" 275 — 551 0 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL SR — 367 0

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TCR Daily Brief: Saturday, Sept. 5 September 05, 2026
The Illini opened football season with a win, soccer is rolling, and volleyball gets back on the court today. 🏈 The Big Story Illinois won, but there are still some questions to answer Illinois got ex...
Reacts: Will Illinois get to eight wins in 2026? September 05, 2026
The SBNation FanReacts results are in, and Illinois fans are feeling high about another great season in Champaign. After a pretty convincing season-opening win (minus some defensive concerns), it’s no...
#ProIllini FamILLy @ArkinTanner https://t.co/uBYXotJx4Q September 04, 2026
#ProIllini FamILLy @ArkinTanner https://t.co/uBYXotJx4Q
Pick 6️⃣ for 2️⃣6️⃣ https://t.co/phFkQqaOVF September 04, 2026
Pick 6️⃣ for 2️⃣6️⃣ https://t.co/phFkQqaOVF
𝟰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟰. Four total touchdowns in his Illini debut. Houser had the eighth-best passing efficiency in a game in program history and the best ever in an Illini debut (224.6) https://t.co/R7Sd67FJP7 September 04, 2026
𝟰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟰. Four total touchdowns in his Illini debut. Houser had the eighth-best passing efficiency in a game in program history and the best ever in an Illini debut (224.6) https://t.co/R7Sd67FJP7
‘We’ll be out this weekend’: Bielema & Illini GM Office Preparing For High School Recruiting Season September 04, 2026
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirmed this past week that he and 15 football staffers, mostly tied to general manager Pat Embleton, will be on the road tonight. By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Foo...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Illini cruises in season opener September 04, 2026
CHAMPAIGN — With a new defense and a new scoreboard, the University of Illinois football team also showed the debut of a new quarterback. Katin Houser made a big first impression, going 13-of-17 with ...
Game Recap: Blazers Battle in Season-Opening Loss at Illinois. 📰 https://t.co/HBeqCdeRTS #WinAsOne September 04, 2026
Game Recap: Blazers Battle in Season-Opening Loss at Illinois. 📰 https://t.co/HBeqCdeRTS #WinAsOne
1-0. Onto the next. https://t.co/npSjPtv5Ce September 04, 2026
1-0. Onto the next. https://t.co/npSjPtv5Ce
Did Gophers coach P.J. Fleck run up the score on Eastern Illinois? September 04, 2026
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck’s postgame handshake, chat and pat on the back with Eastern Illinois coach Chris Wilkerson was protracted after Minnesota’s 59-7 season-opening win. At midfield, Fleck felt th...
Illinois 42, UAB 23 - IlliniGuy Grades - Another 1-0 Start For Bielema & Co. September 04, 2026
IlliniGuys.com beat writer Matthew Stevens assesses the categories and overall aspect of the Illini’s win over Alabama-Birmingham Illinois 42, UAB 23 CHAMPAIGN — For the sixth consecutive tim...
Victory Friday. 1-0 https://t.co/m6KdBu2W1o September 04, 2026
Victory Friday. 1-0 https://t.co/m6KdBu2W1o
Smith brothers leaning on each other in first season at Illinois September 04, 2026
Sep. 4—CHAMPAIGN — Maurice Smith Jr. and Champ Smith haven't had to resort to a chore wheel at home. Not yet. But living together for the first time since Maurice graduated from Vero Beach High School...
Illinois beats the Blazers; Impressions of 3-3-5 defense | TCR Podcast September 04, 2026
Illini Isaac and Greg Terry of The Champaign Room went live to react to Illinois’ first victory of the season over UAB. Check out State Farm Agent Brian Hanson for a home, auto, business, and life ins...
Illinois fans stunned by ‘blinding’ $20.9 million college football record-breaker September 04, 2026
Illinois finally unveiled its record-setting $20.9 million videoboard, and fans needed only one word to describe the experience.

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