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Friday, October 05, 2007

'Big Ten Football Saturday' on UI campus  Send a link to a friend

[October 05, 2007]  CHAMPAIGN -- Fighting Illini football fans will have an opportunity to show the nation what the buzz is all about Saturday morning when the Big Ten Network brings its "Big Ten Football Saturday" TV show to campus prior to kickoff of the Wisconsin game.

Fans are invited to watch the show from the stage set up at the corner of Fourth and Kirby, just east of Memorial Stadium. The show airs from 10 to 11 a.m. and will preview all the Big Ten games Saturday, including the matchup between the Illini and Badgers across the street at Memorial Stadium.

About the Big Ten Network

Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows and original programs in academics, the arts and sciences, campus activities and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more major men's and women's events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis. The network is available to all cable and satellite carriers and television distributors nationwide, with most programs offered in high-definition television. Big Ten Network, launched Aug. 30, is a partnership between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks.

[Text from file received from Kent Brown, assistant athletics director, sports information director, University of Illinois]

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