CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced today that both the Oct. 3 Penn State and Oct. 10 Michigan State home football games are sold out.

"We are pleased to sell out these important home games," said Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations Jason Heggemeyer said. "Our football team loves to play in front of a full house at Memorial Stadium. The atmosphere for these two games should be tremendous."

The ga... [Read More]

THE GAME
Coming off a season-opening loss at Eastern Illinois, the Redbirds will play their second-straight game against an in-state foe tonight when they take the field against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. The Illini are also coming off a season-opening loss, after they were defeated by Missouri 37-9 in the annual State Farm Arch Rivalry game in St. Louis.

THE SERIES
Tonight's meeting will be the third in history between the two schools. In 2003, the Redbirds f... [Read More]

GAME 2
Illinois (0-1) vs. Illinois State (0-1)
Sept. 12, 2009 // Memorial Stadium (62,870)
6 p.m. (6:02 p.m. kick) // Champaign, Ill. // BTN

RADIO BROADCAST
The Illini Sports Network will carry the radio broadcast with its pregame show beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT. Calling the action will be Brian Barnhart (play-by-play), Kurt Kittner (color analyst) and Steve Kelly (pregame, halftime and postgame). The broadcast can be heard on the 47 stations of the Illini Sports Network.

TELEVISION BRO... [Read More]

• Illinois opens its 120th season of varsity football Saturday against Missouri.
• The Illini have compiled an all-time record of 74-40-5 in season openers, are 23-8-1 when opening the season on the road and 0-5 in neutral-site season openers.
• Illini coach Ron Zook begins his fifth season as the Illinois head coach this weekend. Zook was the 2007 Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year after taking the Illini to the Rose Bowl. He has an overall record of 19-30 at Illinois and is 2-2 in s

... [Read More]