Fighting Illini Athletics is encouraging fans to Paint the State Orange this fall. There are two easy ways to participate and show your Illini spirit!

1. By filling out the form below, you can declare your county as Illini territory! The more submissions a county receives, the more orange the county will be on the map. As a reward, the county with the most submissions per capita will earn a visit from Coach Beckman next spring!  The deadline to push your county to the top is Friday, November 16 at noon.

Fans who live out of state are also encouraged to participate and turn their state or country orange. Illini pride spreads throughout the globe!

2. Send us your spirit photos of you, your friends, and family and be entered to win a chance to represent your hometown at a football game as the football Fan of the Game! Select photos will also be featured on the video board at Illini home football games.  The photos you submit will also help paint your county orange on the map.

Email your photo along with your name, hometown, and county to
diamarketing@illinois.edu.

Photos will be displayed on fightingillini.com and the Fighting Illini Athletics Facebook fan page at Facebook.com/IlliniAthletics.

Please note: Photos submitted for display must be appropriate as deemed by the Illinois Athletics Marketing department. Multiple, unique photo submissions from one individual may be submitted but will only count as one entry for the contests.