NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football program knows when it will face in-state foe Northwestern, as the Big Ten Conference announced Monday a kickoff time of 2:30 p.m. CT for the Redbirds' Sept. 10 contest at Ryan Field against the Wildcats. It was also announced that the game will be televised live nationally on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
The game will be the second between the two programs on the gridiron and the second-straight for the Redbirds against a Big Ten Conference, after opening the 2015 season against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The two teams previously met on Sept.