Illinois beats UAB 42-23 in season opener as Katin Houser throws three TDs

Illinois defeated UAB 42-23 in their season opener with Katin Houser throwing three touchdown passes.

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Illinois defeated UAB 42-23 in their college football season opener on Thursday night in Champaign, Illinois. ^[1] Illinois quarterback Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in his debut for the Illini. ^[2] Houser threw a 54-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass that was caught by Ty Robinson with four seconds left in the first half, giving Illinois a 21-13 lead at halftime. ^[3] Katin Houser completed 13 of 17 passes for 182 yards and Collin Dixon caught six passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns. ^[4] UAB's Ryder Burton completed 18 of 33 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown, and Jonah Delange kicked three field goals. ^[5] Illinois clinched the game with 5:48 left when linebacker Ismael Kante intercepted a pass from UAB quarterback Ryder Burton and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown. ^[6]

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Illinois defeated UAB 42-23 in their college football season opener on Thursday night in Champaign, Illinois. · Winnipeg Free Press

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in his debut for the Illini. · Winnipeg Free Press

Houser threw a 54-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass that was caught by Ty Robinson with four seconds left in the first half, giving Illinois a 21-13 lead at halftime. · Deadspin

Katin Houser completed 13 of 17 passes for 182 yards and Collin Dixon caught six passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns. · Winnipeg Free Press

UAB's Ryder Burton completed 18 of 33 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown, and Jonah Delange kicked three field goals. · Winnipeg Free Press

Illinois clinched the game with 5:48 left when linebacker Ismael Kante intercepted a pass from UAB quarterback Ryder Burton and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown. · Deadspin

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