Football has become a thing in the University High School hallways. Quarterback Alek Weiland has teachers and fellow students giving him fist bumps as he goes to and from class. Head coach Brody Walworth is asked, “When’s the next game? What’s the next team like?”

“Increased buzz,” he calls it.

Football has become a thing in the <a href="https://www.wglt.org/tags/university-high-school" data-cms-ai="0">University High School</a> hallways. Quarterback Alek Weiland has teachers and fellow students giving him fist bumps as he goes to and from class. Head coach Brody Walworth is asked, “When’s the next game? What’s the next team like?”
“Increased buzz,” he calls it.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

WGLT's Sound Ideas

WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

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On today's episode, District 87 schools see an achievement gap where they see family income gaps, there's a new way to learn about the birds of Bloomington-Normal, plus the football program at U-High plays for a berth in the state finals for the first time.

On today's episode, District 87 schools see an achievement gap where they see family income gaps, there's a new way to learn about the birds of Bloomington-Normal, plus the football program at U-High plays for a berth in the state finals for the first time.

Values are at the core of University High's historic football playoff run

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