Illini Football Senior Day to Kick at 1:30 p.m. CT on FS1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois vs. Michigan State football game on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Memorial Stadium will kick off at 1:30 p.m. CT on FS1.

Illinois will celebrate its seniors during the final home game at Memorial Stadium. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats 30 minutes before kickoff to see the Senior Day recognition and Marching Illini pregame show.

Tickets are available at FightingIllini.com.

Saturday, Nov. 16

11 a.m. CT
Ohio State at Northwestern – BTN (game at Wrigley Field)

1:30 p.m. CT
Michigan State at Illinois – FS1

2:30 p.m. CT
Penn State at Purdue – CBS

1 p.m. PT
Nebraska at USC – FOX

5 p.m. CT
Rutgers at Maryland – FS1

6:30 p.m. CT
Oregon at Wisconsin – NBC

What positions does Illinois need help at from the Transfer Portal?

I'll have my thoughts in a front page story this week.

Younger brother of Illini CB Torie Cox.

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Illinois hosted Purdue four-star linebacker commit Grant Beerman for an official visit this weekend. Beerman wants to be respectful of his commitment to the Boilermakers but I did talk to him about how the visit went.

"The visit to Illinois was great, what stood out most was Coach Bielema's love for his players and staff," Beerman said. "It had a great family environment and culture. Also really like the linebacker room, Coach McDaniel and Coach Morgan are both great dudes and even better coaches."

The Ohio native did say that he's glad he visited and appreciates the coaching staff taking the time to recruit him. It's a "great place with great people."

My take is that the Illini are certainly in the mix here. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ends up decomitting from Purdue. There are other schools in the mix to get an official visit from him as we finish the season but he's keeping those schools close to the vest for now.