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Sports Editor Matt Daniels has this to say about what’s happening in the area:
After playing four of the first five games this season in night games, Caden Feagin and the rest of the Illinois football team will be playing in Champaign’s Memorial Stadium on Oct. 12, when Purdue visits Memorial Stadium in Champaign for a 2 p.m. They are scheduled to play in the mid-afternoon game with a kickoff at 1:30 p.m.
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3 reasons why we love sports today
➜ 1. The Illinois State football team’s first game of October will kick off mid-afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Champaign for the first time this season. The Big Ten announced Monday that the Illini (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) will host Purdue (1-3, 0-1) on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m.
➜ 2. Former Illini Chase Brown rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns for the Bengals in Cincinnati’s 34-24 road win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. He played the most productive game of his short NFL career.
➜ 3. Former Illini Michael Massie will begin postseason play with the Royals on Tuesday at 3:08 p.m., making his first appearance in the MLB playoffs in Game 1 of the American League wild-card series vs. the Orioles. fulfill.
Rayna Terry is closing in on the Illinois volleyball record for most kills.
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Number game: 1,827
Career dead The Illinois volleyball team will have Laina Terry in its home game against No. 2 Nebraska at Huff Hall in Champaign on Thursday at 6 p.m. The fifth-year middle blocker from Marengo, Ohio, ranks third in program history in that category and is seven steps away from passing Laura DeBruler for second all-time. She needs just 146 to overtake the all-time leader, Jocelyn Burks.
Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood will speak at the 2023 Big Ten Media Days at Target Center in Minneapolis.
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3 events I’m paying attention to
➜ 1. Big Ten Basketball Media Day. The Illini women’s team, featuring coach Shauna Green, point guard Makila Cook and guard Adalia McKenzie, will represent the program during an 18-team event Wednesday in Rosemont. And on Thursday, coach Brad Underwood, point guard Kylan Boswell and wing Ty Rogers will take center stage for the Illini men’s team.
➜ 2. Nebraska vs. Illinois Volleyball. Thursday night at Stuff Huff, the Cornhuskers (12-1) visit Illinois (8-4) for Illinois State’s first home game since Sept. 3.
➜ 3. Illinois Central Volleyball Parkland. The fourth-ranked Cobras (27-2) will travel to East Peoria to take on the 12th-ranked Cougars (16-6) Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Prairie Central girls track and field coach Jason Welch.
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Three questions for Prairie Central girls track and field coach Jason Welch:
➜ 1. My favorite sports team is…the Green Bay Packers.
➜ 2. There are three coaches I would like to have dinner with…Tom Willard, Chris Parno, and Dick LeBeau.
➜ 3. My biggest frustration is when I see potential in an athlete, they don’t reach it because they don’t want to see it or don’t think they have it. That’s it. They want results now, rather than putting in the effort in hopes that those results will increase exponentially later.