Barry Lunney Jr.

He got me from Lake Travis.

When Barry Lunney took the Illinois OC job from UTSA, because I called 30 games in high school, I felt like I was prepared in that moment my first year calling plays because I'd had done it before.

Now, was it at the collegiate level? No, but the process didn't change.

A-and, um, so I, I, I took that and, uh, and ran with it really.

We'll get into Colin Dixon.

We'll get into the good parts of Barry Lunney and Cayton Houser.

But the offense was handed the ball three times with a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter, and just not able to convert.

The two fourth down miscues, let's start there.

Uh, I would've loved to see Cayton Houser, you know, uh, had the option to throw.

But that being said, one thing I think we're struggling with is we don't have a slot receiver that we, that Cayton Houser really trusts right now.

I know Trimble is playing right now, but I think so much of what we've seen out of Barry Lunney, I'm just gonna go through, Isaiah Williams, right? Uh, uh, uh, Hank Beatty, uh, you, you name it, as far as that slot receiver.

Even, they moved Colin away.

Drive with Curtis Allen and Evan Stone on ESPN 93.5.

And it's a running play on the first offensive snap of 2026 for the Fighting Illini and Barry Lunney's offense.

Tank Beatty had been such a great punt returner for this team.

And then Resetich comes in, gets it done.

The Drive with Curtis Allen and Evan Stone on ESPN 93.5.

And it's a running play on the first offensive snap of 2026 for the Fighting Illini and Barry Lunney's offense.

Tank Beatty had been such a great punt returner for this team.

And then Resetich comes in, gets it done.