1 p.m. news conference
Bill Cubit is 2-0 as interim coach at Illinois. But his team is a touchdown underdog heading to North Carolina on Saturday (11 a.m, ESPN2).
Our beat writer, Matt Daniels, is at Memorial Stadium and will be updating what Cubit has to say here.
Also today, the UI announced the game time for Sept. 26 against Middle Tennessee State at Memorial Stadium: 3 p.m. on ESPNews.
Finally, a reminder that Dee Brown will join Daniels and the N-G sportswriters at their weekly radio show at 5 p.