How to watch Rutgers / Illinois; pregame info, spread, more: Gameday Central
Welcome back to game day, Rutgers Football fans! The Scarlet Knights will take the field later today, as they are on the road taking on the Illinois Fighting Illini.
“I think they know exactly what we’re walking into, a very, very good Illinois team, and I saw they announced the sellout, so it’ll be a great environment,” Greg Schiano previews the Illinois game. “Great challenge. Look, I think offensively their quarterback is a special player, right? I mean, we saw him last year. He can make every throw, his arm, he can do it from every arm angle. He’s athletic, he extends plays, he creates plays. He really is a fine quarterback, an experienced quarterback. He doesn’t make many mistakes. They have a very good running back room. Number three is 255 pounds, five and 21 is a really good back. So they have three really good backs. Their whole line is experienced, big, very big, very experienced, nasty, and then the receiving court. He’s really burst onto the scene now. I mean, he’s something, they have a group of receivers that have a really good mix, very much like ours. They have big guys, they have quick guys, they have fast guys, they have everything.”
GameDay Central gets you ready for kickoff below.
Game time, TV channel, How to Watch
WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights versus Illinois Fighting Illini
WHEN: Saturday, 12:00pm ET
WHERE: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) OR NBC
SPREAD via BetMGM: Illinois -12.5pts || Over/Under at 62.5pts
On the call: Paul Burmeister (Play-By-Play), Jason Garrett (Analyst), and Zora Stephenson (Reporter)
Radio: Chris Carlin, Eric LeGrand, Mike Teel, and Anthony Fucilli will call the RWJBarnabas Health Rutgers Sports Network on Saturday. It airs on WFAN 660-AM/101.9-FM and on the Scarlet Knights app.
All-Time Series: Rutgers Football and Illinois have met nine times on the gridiron, with the Illini leading the series 6-3 all time. The most recent game took place last season in Piscataway, New Jersey, where Illinois came away with a 38-31 victory.
The Knight Report predictions
Richie O’Leary: Illinois: 35 || Rutgers: 27
Alec Crouthamel: Illinois: 37 || Rutgers: 34
Mike Broadbent: Illinois: 37 || Rutgers: 27
Craig Epstein: Illinois: 38 || Rutgers: 27
Ryan DeAgazio: Illinois: 38 || Rutgers: 31
The Knight Report Pregame Reading
- Printable Rutgers Football Roster
- Printable Rutgers Football Depth Chart
- 2025 Rutgers Football Watch Party Locations
- The Knight Report Podcast – Illinois Preview Show
- College Football 26 Simulation: Rutgers Football versus Illinois
- Everything Rutgers Football HC Greg Schiano ahead of Illinois game week
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