Mark your calendars. Illinois Football officially kicks off its season Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Illini will look to repeat last year’s performance in which they upset the then No. 4 ranked Wisconsin Badgers on a last-second James McCourt field goal.
It will be the only Friday night game according to a team spokesperson. Illinois will square off against Purdue on Halloween the following week.