Illinois vs Eastern Illinois Highlights | 2024 FBS Week 1 | College Football Highlights

in a position to be successful Luke altme his second season as a starting quarterback and zakari Franklin at wide receiver confident that mix of complimentary skill sets will really Elevate the Run game you see tonight and the Run game starts with lawrey after the Touchback of the first and officially nine yds just shy of the first down so a second down and short that's an offensive coordinator's dream but it's a check down throw lrey carried on the first back off of the secondary that had two all Americans graduate three years at Eastern Illinois one year at Northern Illinois for Mark Atkin that's a transfer Moses Alex triggerman last year or at Georgetown rather Holly threw for over 4100 yards over 2700 yards last year in his first season head coach at Tennessee Tech formerly a dozen years at Old Dominion Holly throwing there's the aforementioned murza ball came out murza back on top Scott the other safety opposite of Matthew biley and last year rosc had 82 tackles but this time it's Matthew freshman in FCS ran for over 850 yds last year he goes out Jay Pearson is in this is another back that the St Smith as you noted Jay part of plowing the road for Pearson and now to the other side of the field the roll out and the pass is complete Ms has got it 120 yds he was an all conference selection now Jade Pearson bumps out of one tackle inside the 25 football and Jay Pearson fumbles Seth Coleman with the recovery Kaden Fagen at running back the pass is complete altme to zakari Frank G on at Texas Tech and played there for two years 14 games now in his third season with the Eastern Illinois Panthers that's a run for Fagen also had one receiving touchdown to go with two rushing touchdowns and here's a slant and Pat Bryant pays the price caught the ball held on to it got may not officially be a tfl it's no gain on the play and now a turn and toss and there's room to run for Kaden fot a lot of room to run and then up into near the 20 yd line 35 lb Josh McCrae from Enterprise Alabama he's in the game and it's a pass on the right side and it's a catch by canar Wilshire in the interior of his offensive lines made eight starts last year and the opening night starter here's the Fade To the End Zone it's Franklin and Alexander going after it where the decision is [Applause] made now here's altm fakes the hand off throws this will be a touchdown Pat they had to wait a play but now they Sav the flavor of the end zone for the first time I love that they get outside of the pocket sprinting to his right watch what he throws the football be easy pitching catch now handling Place taking duties this year is d Alano after Caleb Rings got motion here by murza and they're going on the Jet Sweep and it's murza lowers his pads and has the8 yard and you see off the edge Seth Coleman and Alec Bryant a run by MJ flowers and a run that goes nowhere well read and Henry in our chat yesterday called him a calming piece for the defense and a throw and an incompletion Tory Cox Junior on the covering he CT the last Illinois drive with a 15yd touchdown catch it was a 77 yd drive that started with Seth col yard line here Henry berer right now is the tight end alm's got a ton of time slings it for the sideline and it's zakari Franklin that was ruled that he did not actually complete the catch in the end zone the CR no they won't go to him instead it is a wide open Tanner Arin the touch down and his first catch of this year is a touchdown out on the quick boot route and just dumps off for the touchdown David aano with the extra point final digit I got stuck with 47 he's better athlete good player for Easter Illinois and good player for Illinois making an interception inside the to get back to the center field to bail out Matthew Bailey on the coverage and so after the interception kayen Fagen runs on first down and great balance uses hand field he hasn't run the ball yet but he threw another nice block and he's in Blitz pick up here and it's a Scramble now by Alm he does pass the line of scrimmage and he runs away from one yeah and the uh balance was excellent on that run a moment ago he gets hit hard though on second down and one did not pick up the first to make moves going with two yeah going with two tight ends here and McCrae is the only back and it's just a big Push by an to Missouri State and then went back into the portal after Spring ball and here's a run and a lot of room to run for lawy lawrey started tonight in running back match up now that's Sakari Franklin he was the slot on the right they motioned him to the left altme has looked that way throws Back In The End Zone and the closest player to it issue from that but looked like he grabbed his right leg the field goal here for David Alano is good Junior altmire appears to be just fine just getting a quick zip here on the bench you know you were talking about Josh groz a moment ago J James 5 yards they start at the 45 Pat Bryant in motion and here's a catch first time tonight that Hank Batty's been involved in the pass game real Wheels it'll be the wheels of Kate Fagan oh and he's hit hard Drake van Hefty from with Barry Loney Jr the off defensive coordinator my Scott has the Green Dot on defense check down throw Hank batty third and 12 it's a big 10 volleyball a little bit more on that at a moment but Eastern Illinois Pierce Holly throws and an incompletion to the left side and in the second quarter Pi's Hol and dropped Eli mza there's also a marker down on the far side of the field the L moves the sticks for Eastern Illinois J Pearson waiting for something to open up nothing opens up but he does r and get the turnover here's Holly last year seven interceptions in 11 games already two tonight Josh McCrae three interceptions in those two seasons Aaron Henry described his fall Camp as electric and here's a throw Pat Bryant he caught it down incredible grab too many times in the end zone that did not turn into touchdowns says I got this play right here great ball by comes in as a transfer they're the lead dogs in the passing game now for Illinois and Bryan has two tou yesterday of his concern about Eastern Illinois about everything going through this excellent quarterback who takes a big hit but did complete the pass Tor these days right but this for defense when it's game time hey man you get to take to the ground and hit as hard as you can and here's pressure forcing pi Holly out of the pocket and that's a nice afternoon but I don't know if it gets crisp in LA in October but will take it here is a quick throw out and a catch made outside the 40 yd line options 7 a.m. for breakfast with JC Davis Bretton JC at breakfast yes that's a sight to behold I'm sure Run play here four yards Aiden Lo one in a tackle great feet for JC Davis off to the right side Pat Bryant Pat Bryant he has two touchdown catches tonight come on now I'm a big guy I like the Colt here's a pass to the end zone L caught the first pass of the drive Illinois great throw to the corner of the end zone and Malik El extends the his feet here beats his man off the line watch him stumble a little bit right ball and complete the football catch that's a confidence Builder from Malik Elie since West Lenton against K State nine years ago two to Pat Bryant one to Tanner Arin he is about a third of the way there tonight Jay [Applause] Pearson or per game and turnovers MJ flowers running play it doesn't get University of Chicago Charter Member back in the day at the Big 10 MJ flowers B it and then knocked down by Caleb I'm glad they picked him up for the Ali ID and here's pressure and Pier Holly is hit from the backside that sack by gakis and here's pressure again but Holly got the ball out and it's caught by Cooper Wilman and it's a first down over the Holly and the Panthers have cross Midfield something they have done one previous time tonight the throw to the back shoulder an incompletion Tory Co on the recruiting visit and that helped seal the deal for Ashton Holland and you saw his length 65 190 and those long arms with a stiff arm well as Barry said yesterday we know we expect some some things will go wrong he's not impeccable run by K Pagan got some of the coming to Illinois with Brett be Arkansas coached as an assistant on his dad staff at bville high school and here's a catch by canari Wich spreading the wel in the passing game Jay but right now it's the running game and laery so close to a count in among those who threw good blocks and now here's a chance for Kaden Fagen and he sticks the ball out for the goal line and finally the call is touchdown the man that matters one of the referee I agree to even overturn it with those angles number again yes they will and this is a no doubter into the end zone a little delayed gratification for [Music] Kaden in Boer now Melvin Priestley is the other new tackle we talked about JC Davis on the left side Bailey getting a look at Bailey one of the safeties along with my Scott here's a throw to the sideline Cooper Wilman caught it rolled out of bounds and play where Pierce Holly fumbled a snap was blown dead beforehand and they were just charged to timeout now a markers come in Holly snap it is 5 and A2 yards it's inside the 30 Holly throws and this is caught by Eli murza who fights off now it's seen a lot of Warren the red shirt freshman tonight and this is a sliding catch out of bounds for dearius Smith clean play by Patterson he'll learn from that though they were trying to throw it to dearius Smith who we caught the pass on first down and Pierce Holly has to eat iter for the University of Illinois when asking yesterday if there's a player on the defense who's farther down the depth chart that he really was excited 39 yd line of the Ali ey fourth and eight here's Holly to throw and they convert it's caught at the 25 running to the inside of the field and then the every week probably of how to get the football out executed Perfection by Dylan rosak and they go on an end Round Here and there's space for Aiden laughrey lrey running down the sideline and Z chryler making his 25th start the Illinois offensive line tonight and here is a keeper by altme altm a first down Tolbert Al Meer did run for 282 yards last year including a 72 yd run in the opening game the two-point win had running back no question that Illinois if they can keep them healthy will have at their disposal this year first down ease you better than any other tackles he saw that were in the portal from the SEC here's a run to the right side kayen Fagan this is it's like if I would have known I would have got three guys for a th000 yards man altm has time to do his laundry back there and then finally has to go to out of their archives well we move on here early in the fourth quarter I did not think Franklin Pierce and Epcot Fitzgerald will both be referenced tonight Josh McCrae untouched into the end zone Melvin Priestley Melvin Priestley though how about him pulling around here 58 wow get him big number on the board tonight here in the land some syrup with that pancake get that guy another breakfast oh my goodness ferian and got some Growing Pains out of the way last year and he said I'm going to be better and different and call things differently year one to year two almost turnover number five wow right to Terrence Brooks explosive on he can put it on a rope Pagan running again close to the first down may have it now over the 36 yd line that's suboptimal right you you want that by the way got a 100 yard rusher tonight Kaden Fagen just tacked on a little more so he's going to be and Clark playing maybe we'll see a little Chase Canada before the night is over here's a slant route that's a good throw by Pierce Holly he obviously hasn't had the night that he would have hoped but you saw him hit there's a third down play for Eastern Illinois Pi's Holly put some air under this pass too much way too much over the head of Anthony manani noted yesterday is that you know you can see the fiber of what Chris Wilkerson is all about as a person and the way a lot of depth at running back and lot of depth in wide receiver as well if you look at the number of players who've been targeted and caught passing and add another name to that list this is Carson Goa Western after that they're playing two big 10 opponents they've got a rivalry game that they play at Illinois State they don't leave the state of Illinois and so they play a game at Tennessee we'll see how many Snaps are left in this one with 49 seconds left Pierce Holly had an excellent season last year he'll have better days this C2 to turn the ball over and to take advantage and that ingredient serve them well in the recipe tonight 45 to nothing gets gone final the biggest shut impressive bred belman now 19 and 19 in three seasons and one game as the head coach of the Ali 116 wins between