Press release:
Fighting Illini begin 15 Spring Workouts on March 14
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The annual Illinois football Orange and Blue Spring Game will take place at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 18, at 5 p.m. CT live on Big Ten Network. Admission and parking for the Spring Game is free.
Led by head coach Tim Beckman, now in his fourth year at Illinois and fresh off a Heart of Dallas Bowl appearance, the Fighting Illini will begin spring practices on Saturday, March 14, with the first of 15 workouts. The spring schedule includes a practice at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Chicago's South Side on Friday, April 3, at 6 p.m., at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin High School on Friday, April 10 at 6 p.m. and the annual Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Clinic (IHSFCA) April 16-18 in Champaign, during the weekend of the Spring Game.
OTHER KEY 2015 FOOTBALL DATES:
Signing Day
A press conference to announce the 2015 signing class is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. on the Eighth Level Media Area of the Memorial Stadium Press Box.
Pro Timing Day
Pro timing day for NFL scouts will be on Thursday, March 5, at Memorial Stadium and the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility.
2015 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING SCHEDULE (updated 1/27/15)
Practice #1 Saturday, March 14, Noon
Practice #2 Sunday, March 15, 2 p.m.
Practice #3 Tuesday, March 17, 8 a.m.
Practice #4 Wednesday, March 18, 8 a.m.
Practice #5 Friday, March 20, 8 a.m.
University of Illinois Spring Break, March 21-29
Practice #6 Monday, March 30, 8 a.m.
Practice #7 Wednesday, April 1, 8 a.m.
Practice #8 Friday, April 3, 6 p.m. (Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Ill.)
Practice #9 Monday, April 6, 8 a.m.
Practice #10 Wednesday, April 8, 8 a.m.
Practice #11 Friday, April 10, 6 p.m. (Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Ill.)
Practice #12 Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m.
Practice #13 Tuesday, April 14, 8 a.m.
Practice #14 Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m. (IHSFCA Coaches Clinic, April 16-18)
Practice #15 Saturday, April 18, 5 p.m. (Orange and Blue Spring Game)
Fighting Illini begin 15 Spring Workouts on March 14
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The annual Illinois football Orange and Blue Spring Game will take place at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 18, at 5 p.m. CT live on Big Ten Network. Admission and parking for the Spring Game is free.
Led by head coach Tim Beckman, now in his fourth year at Illinois and fresh off a Heart of Dallas Bowl appearance, the Fighting Illini will begin spring practices on Saturday, March 14, with the first of 15 workouts. The spring schedule includes a practice at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Chicago's South Side on Friday, April 3, at 6 p.m., at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin High School on Friday, April 10 at 6 p.m. and the annual Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Clinic (IHSFCA) April 16-18 in Champaign, during the weekend of the Spring Game.
OTHER KEY 2015 FOOTBALL DATES:
Signing Day
A press conference to announce the 2015 signing class is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. on the Eighth Level Media Area of the Memorial Stadium Press Box.
Pro Timing Day
Pro timing day for NFL scouts will be on Thursday, March 5, at Memorial Stadium and the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility.
2015 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING SCHEDULE (updated 1/27/15)
Practice #1 Saturday, March 14, Noon
Practice #2 Sunday, March 15, 2 p.m.
Practice #3 Tuesday, March 17, 8 a.m.
Practice #4 Wednesday, March 18, 8 a.m.
Practice #5 Friday, March 20, 8 a.m.
University of Illinois Spring Break, March 21-29
Practice #6 Monday, March 30, 8 a.m.
Practice #7 Wednesday, April 1, 8 a.m.
Practice #8 Friday, April 3, 6 p.m. (Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Ill.)
Practice #9 Monday, April 6, 8 a.m.
Practice #10 Wednesday, April 8, 8 a.m.
Practice #11 Friday, April 10, 6 p.m. (Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Ill.)
Practice #12 Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m.
Practice #13 Tuesday, April 14, 8 a.m.
Practice #14 Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m. (IHSFCA Coaches Clinic, April 16-18)
Practice #15 Saturday, April 18, 5 p.m. (Orange and Blue Spring Game)
