CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - With NCAA Football National Letter of Intent Signing Day coming up on Wednesday, the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics will have extensive coverage of the day's events on FightingIllini.com and across all official social media channels. Fans will get an inside look at the Illinois recruiting headquarters "war room" on Wednesday, Feb. 1, beginning bright and early at 6 a.m. CT, which is when the first NLIs could start rolling in.

FIGHTINGILLINI.com Signing Day Central is the only site for official confirmation as each letter of intent is received inside the football complex. There also will be interactive social media coverage, highlight videos, live video of head coach Lovie Smith's press conference as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and videos throughout the day.

SIGNING DAY CENTRAL: The one-stop shop for all Fighting Illini football fans can get all the latest happenings from signing day, including behind-the-scenes access with the staff at Memorial Stadium, and biographies and video highlights of all the members of the Class of 2016. View Signing Day Central

LIVE UPDATES: Starting at 6 a.m CT Athletics Communcations staffers Kent Brown, Derek Neal and Brett Moore will be with the coaching staff at Memorial Stadium providing live updates as soon as each NLI is received and verified by the compliance staff. Updates, which will include graphics, behind-the-scenes access and interviews with Illinois coaches, will come from the @IlliniFootball twitter account and the official #ILLINI social media channels listed below. 

SOCIAL MEDIA: The @IlliniFootball twitter account will be the main source for all the latest news and happenings from inside recruiting headquarters, with additional coverage on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Fans are encouraged to tweet questions throughout the day to @IlliniFootball with the hashtag #ILLINI. We'll do our best to respond.

    Twitter: @IlliniFootball and @IlliniAthletics

    Instagram: @IlliniFootball and @IlliniAthletics

    Facebook: Fighting Illini Football

    Snapchat: @IlliniAthletics

PRESS CONFERENCE: Coach Smith's press conference announcement of the Class of 2017 will take place at 2 p.m. CT in the Memorial Stadium press box. Free live video will be available at FIGHTINGILLINI.com, and archived video will be available later in the day at the Illinois Athletics YouTube Channel.

VIDEOS: A number of exclusive videos will be posted throughout the day at FIGHTINGILLINI.com, YouTube and Twitter. A highlight video of each signee will be posted as his NLI arrives at the football office and sights and sounds from a hectic morning inside the recruiting headquarters will be posted on social media throughout the day.