The Big Ten announced that Nebraska’s game on October 29 against Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln will kick off at 2:30 PM Central Time.
The game will be the first coming out of the the Huskers’ second and final bye week of the season. In their most recent game, Nebraska lost to Purdue 43-37 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Illinois, who is ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 2011, will come into the game off of a bye week as well. Last week, the Fighting Illini took down Minnesota 26-14.
The game will be broadcasted on ABC/ESPN and marks the first time since the Huskers clash against Oklahoma on Sept. 19 that they will not play in primetime.
Nebraska holds a 13-5-1 record all time against the Fighting Illini, who won last year’s matchup 30-22.
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