Oct. 10, 2008

The Fighting Illini open the home portion the 2008 Big Ten season when they take on Minnesota Saturday, starting just after 11 a.m. CT.; the contest will be televised by ESPN on a national basis. The radio broadcast will be heard on the 45-station Illini Sports Network and here on fightingillini.com/coachronzook.com starting with the pre-game show at 10:30 a.m. Afterwards, coverage will continue here on the website with live video of Coach Zook's post-game press conference, post-game notes, quotes and statitics, as well as interviews with Illinois players and assistant coaches, and photos from the game.