Pregame: Illinois vs USC, Saturday, September 27th, 11:00am CT, FOX

[Dan]

Illinois Homecoming

Illinois vs USC
Saturday, September 27th
11:00am CT
FOX

FOX Big Noon Kickoff Headed to Illinois - University of Illinois Athletics

The network's popular pregame show will air live from Grange Grove.

fightingillini.com

"FOX Big Noon Kickoff will be live from the south side of Grange Grove from 9 a.m. CT until approximately 10:15 a.m. CT before moving inside Gies Memorial Stadium for the remainder of the show. Big Noon Kickoff will be preceded by The Barstool College Football Show beginning at 8 a.m. CT at the same site.

Grange Grove will open at 7 a.m. CT on Saturday. Big Noon Kickoff's activations will open at 8 a.m. CT.

Admission to the Big Noon Kickoff area is free, and fans are encouraged to bring signs."

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Do not let the Indiana game define the whole freaking season.

 

[TheodoreRex]

We have no secondary- about to get another 50+ put up on us.

 

[Illinifan533]

If we get healthy in the secondary we have a chance, season isn't over like the moaners who love being miserable are claiming.

 

[BoiseBaller]

Gonna be another blowout. O-line stinks, secondary is completely depleted. USC might be even better offensively than IU.

 

[kmunt09]

The outcome of THIS game will be massive in terms of retaining the interest of casual fans. Win, and it will remain high.

 

[pweo]

When are the open tryouts to play in the secondary?

 

[bdutts]

USC 60, UI 14

 

[Illiniaaron]

If the offensive line doesn’t come out breathing fire next week, it says a lot about them and the offensive coaching staff.

 

[Illiniaaron]

I didn’t think the schedule was as easy as a lot of people thought in the off-season. These conference teams would love to knock your head off. I bet even the game at Purdue will be tough.

 

[IlliniTaffy]

0-0 this week

 

[Butters]

Sell out crowd for homecoming and hopefully the team is fired up to show what happened in Bloomington isn't going to define the season. I think we bounce back in a big way and win this one going away.

 

[SKane]

Which one is ILL?

 

[Pikeillinifan]

I thought this one was going to be a win.

Now I hope we don't let them hang 50+ points on us.

 

[pvaughn8]

I will not watch

 

[jrichisamazing]

Gut check time. Offense needs to step up and win time of possession to protect this banged up defense.

 

[Oracle21]

Bret is 0-8 in his career at Illinois vs top 45 scoring offenses.

USC is currently #1 in the country.

Very tough game given the injuries in the secondary and USC’s talent

 

[Ander1345]

We will not be able to fix these problems in a week. Gonna be a long season.

There is simply no explanation for this schematic and systemic failure.

 

[Thaillini22]

Wanna bet?

 

[FloridaMan]

Well, the game starts at 9AM west coast time. That's gotta be some sort of advantage, right? That's about all I got.

 

[TheodoreRex]

Only -2.5 USC going into next weeks game, I'd bet my entire life savings on that spread. They will absolutely crush us next week.

 

[WyattEarp]

Bret is 0-8 in his career at Illinois vs top 45 scoring offenses.

USC is currently #1 in the country.

Very tough game given the injuries in the secondary and USC’s talent

What was South Carolina last year?

 

[gary?]

Only -2.5 USC going into next weeks game, I'd bet my entire life savings on that spread. They will absolutely crush us next week.

i think we’ll be ok as long as lincoln riley abandons the pass heavy offense he has used his entire career. if he does go against his core coaching philosophy and everything he’s ever done, well, i think i like our chances.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

USC is currently #1 in the country.

Their numbers are a bit overblown when you consider their first two games were against a first year FBS team in Missouri State along with Georgia Southern.

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

This will be brutal if we don't get healthy at db. Lemon and Lane are studs. Have to some how fix the run game and milk the clock