CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois coach Lovie Smith says he does not know much about Murray State.Racers coach Mike Stewart says he resorted to YouTube to watch how Smiths NFL teams went about their business.The season-opener between the two teams on Saturday is shrouded in a bit of mystery for the two coaches, neither of whom has been in place for very long. Smith is an NFL veteran getting ready to coach his first college game in front of a fan base desperate to finally cheer for a winner while Stewart is entering his second season with Murray State after a 3-8 season a year ago.The teams have never played each other, but what is certain is the optimism around the Illinois program with Smiths debut finally here.Illinois has had losing records in seven of the past eight seasons. A year ago, the Illini were getting ready for their opener after coach Tim Beckman was abruptly fired following an investigation that found he interfered in player medical decisions and pushed players to play hurt. Illinois finished the season 5-7 under interim coach Bill Cubit.For Steward, the opener has required some homework based on Smiths background as a head coach of the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Weve been watching Tampa Bay Bucs film. Just type in, like, Tampa Bay versus Atlanta Falcons on YouTube and watching it, he said.Things to lk for Saturday when Illinois hosts the Ftball Championship Subdivision Racers:LOVIES FIRSTSSmith admitted to butterflies this week as he prepared for his opener.Theres a lot of excitement, to put it mildly. Its been a long time since I walked into a stadium with a band playing, he said.CAN ILLINOIS RUN?Smith and offensive crdinator Garrick McGee have said the Illinois offense will have to be able to run, and run with power, to succeed. That plan includes a fullback, something Illinois didnt use last year. Sophomore tailback KeShawn Vaughn likes the idea of running downhill and doing it behind a big fullback.It makes me feel more comfortable back there, Vaughn said.DEFENSIVE PRESSUREIllinois players are lking forward to life in the Tampa 2 defense that Smith and defensive crdinator Hardy Nickerson have installed. Thats particularly true for linemen who say their priority is the pass rush, with this weeks target being Racers quarterback KD Humphries.Ive got the green light to just go get the ball, make a play in the backfield, defensive end Carroll Phillips said.MURRAYS AMBITIONSStewart believes that if his young team plays as it has in practice, it can be gd. But for that to happen, he says his players cant let a Big Ten opponent and a 60,000-seat stadium overwhelm them.Thats the biggest thing is just calming those kids down and saying, `Hey listen, you do realize that this is the same exact play that weve been running for the last three weeks? 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Alexi Amarista drove in both of the Padres runs with an RBI triple in the third off Chacin and a bases-loaded single off of Colorado reliever Wilton Lopez in the seventh. Amaristas triple to right-centre scored Everth Cabrera from first base. His single scored Will Venable, who had doubled leading off the seventh. Nick Hundley and Cabrera had singled to load the bases. "Stults got a lot of ground ball outs," Rockies manager Walk Weis said. "We rolled over a lot of soft stuff for him. We couldnt get anything together offensively." NOTES: Padres general manager Josh Byrnes addressed the resignation of Padres President/CEO Tom Garfinkel on Tuesday, saying he was "not completely surprised" and that "nothing has changed with me or baseball operations." ... Padres INF Yonder Alonso went 0 for 3 in his rehab start at 1B Monday and played six innings, reporting to Black that his right hand was fine. He could be back for the weekend series with the Giants. . Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game. He left Sundays game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with an injury to his right middle finger and is day to day. ... OF Dexter Fowler, who went 0 for 3 with a walk in a rehab start Monday night at Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he played again Tuesday night, could rejoin the Rockies on Friday when they play at the Dodgers, Weiss said. Fowler has been on the disabled list since July 2 (retroactive to June 26) with a bone bruise in his right hand. ' ' '