Following Friday's practice, several Illini players headed to campus to make sure their classes schedules and housing arrangements were in order. They're all due back at Camp Rantoul by 6 pm tonight for meetings prior to Saturday's final practice.

Friday's Post-practice Interviews: Head Coach Ron Zook | DC Vic Koenning | OL Jack Cornell

Speaking of Saturday, the Illini are slated to scrimmage at Camp Rantoul starting at 10 am, which is a change from the original 3:30 start time. It's the last chance to get a glimpse of the Orange and Blue prior to the Sept. 3 season-opener against Arkansas State, as all practices starting next week, with exception of Fan Appreciation Day on Aug. 27, will be closed to the public.

BTN Preview Show Video

The Big Ten Network aired its Illinois Big Ten Football Preview show last night. The show, which was filmed at Rantoul HS on Saturday night, included interviews with head coach Ron Zook, OC Paul Petrino, DC Vic Koenning and QB Nathan Scheelhaase, plus plenty of Illini predictions by BTN analysts Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith.

Here are some clips: Zook Interview | Scheelhaase Interview | Players to Watch

Illini AD Visits Camp Rantoul

Finally, for those that missed it yesterday, now Illini Director of Athletics Mike Thomas spoke to the team after yesterday's practice at Camp Rantoul. Take it look at what he had to say to the team: