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                                    <p>CHAMPAIGN —&nbsp;Sam Mays’ hometown of Missouri City, Texas, lies approximately 19 miles southwest of Houston and less than 60 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.</p>
<p class="p3">Growing up in that area means you prepare for situations like Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding that has devastated the greater Houston area in the past few days.</p>
<p class="p3">Mays experienced at least a similar situation before since he lived in the area in 2005 when Hurricane Rita made landfall at the Texas-Louisiana border rather than impacting the Houston area head-on as expected. &nbsp;</p>
<p class="p3">Still, Mays was on the phone immediately with his family when the storm hit late last week.</p>
<p class="p3">“As soon as I found out the magnitude that it was, I instantly contacted them,” the Illinois junior wide receiver said, adding his family is doing good. “I feel like most people didn’t really expect it to be as big as it has been. It’s some of the highest flooding in Texas.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p3">“Living in Houston and living on the coast you have to be aware of stuff like that.”</p>
<p class="p3">Mays has kept in regular contact with his family, which he admits is all he can do from Illinois as classes began Monday and the Illini continue preparations for their season opener at 11 a.m. Saturday against Ball State.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p3">“It’s really more about trying to keep the morale up,” Mays said. “Me being up here I can’t do anything physically to help them out, so I just try to keep in contact with them and tell them to keep me updated.”</p>
<p class="p3">Mays’ parents, Joe and Gwen, are regular attendees at Illinois football games. On Tuesday evening, he wasn’t sure if they’d make Saturday’s opener.</p>
<p class="p3">Mays said he’s also received support from his teammates and coaches. The Illini have rallied around him and fellow Houston area natives Chase McLaughlin and Chris James.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p3">“That’s what we’re supposed to do,” said Illini coach Lovie Smith, whose own family and friends in the Houston area remain OK. “Even if you don’t know anyone, you know what they’re going through right now and you want to do what you can to help.”</p>
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