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The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines (6-0, 3-0 B1G) return home after a trip to Rutgers and a bye week to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-4, 1-2 B1G) on Homecoming this Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
For Michigan, it begins a second half of the season where they are trying to further establish themselves as a national title contender and a team to be reckoned with while continuing to develop and finding their groove down the stretch.
The Wolverines are hefty favorites yet again this season and should have a rather easy time with the Illini, who are now coached by former Chicago Bears boss Lovie Smith. They are a program on the rise, but their coming out party likely will not happen in this game.
Prediction: Michigan 51, Illinois 6
Everything you need to know about Saturday’s game can be found below:
Game Info
Teams: Illinois Fighting Illini (2-4, 1-2 B1G) vs. No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (6-0, 3-0 B1G)
Date: October 22nd, 2016
Location: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. (107,601)
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: Big Ten Network/BTN2Go
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network (for a list of affiliates, click here)
Spread: Michigan -38.5, O/U 55
Fun Facts
- The game will be called by Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen and Lisa Byington.
- Michigan is 69-23-2 against Illinois all-time.
- The Wolverines are 17-4 in their last 21 homecoming games.
- These two teams have not matched up since 2012, where the Wolverines won 45-0 at Michigan Stadium.
- Michigan’s has seven players from Illinois in junior TE Ian Bunting (Hinsdale), sophomore S Jordan Glasgow (Aurora), fifth-year senior DT Ryan Glasgow (Aurora), senior FB Michael Hirsch (Glenview), senior RB Ty Isaac (Shorewood), freshman QB Michael Sessa (Hinsdale), and senior LS Scott Spyniewski (Ottawa)
Week 8 College Football TV Schedule/Streaming Info
| Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
| Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Troy at South Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| BYU at (14) Boise State | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
| USF at Temple | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Oregon at California | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| San Jose State at San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
| NC State at (7) Louisville | Noon | ABC / ESPN3 |
| (10) Wisconsin at Iowa | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Texas at Kansas State | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Indiana at Northwestern | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Oklahoma State at Kansas | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| Rutgers at Minnesota | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Central Michigan at Toledo | Noon | BCSN/TWC / ESPN3 |
| Miami (OH) at Bowling Green | Noon | ESPN3 |
| North Texas at Army | Noon | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| UCF at UConn | Noon | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
| UMass at South Carolina | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Syracuse at Boston College | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Ohio at Kent State | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Hawaii at Air Force | 2:00 p.m. | Oceanic PPV |
| (22) North Carolina at Virginia | 3:00 p.m. | RSN / ESPN3 |
| Colorado at Stanford | 3:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Akron at Ball State | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (6) Texas A&M at (1) Alabama | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / CBSSports.com |
| Illinois at (3) Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Purdue at (8) Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 (RM) / ESPN3 |
| TCU at (12) West Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 (RM) / ESPN3 |
| Eastern Michigan at (20) Western Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
| Memphis at (24) Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Buffalo at NIU | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Idaho at Appalachian State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| PVAMU at Rice | 3:30 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| UT Martin at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Tulane at Tulsa | 3:45 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Middle Tennessee at Missouri | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| (19) Utah at UCLA | 4:00 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
| Charlotte at Marshall | 5:30 p.m. | beIN Sports / beIN Video |
| Colorado State at UNLV | 5:30 p.m. | ROOT SPORTS / MWN |
| (17) Arkansas at (21) Auburn | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Oregon State at (5) Washington | 6:30 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| (11) Houston at SMU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| East Carolina at Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Louisiana Tech at FIU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Old Dominion at WKU | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
| UL Lafayette at Texas State | 7:00 p.m. | TSSP / ESPN3 |
| UTEP at UTSA | 7:00 p.m. | KMYS-CW 35 |
| Michigan State at Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Mississippi State at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Tennessee State at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| (2) Ohio State at Penn State | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / ESPN3 |
| (16) Oklahoma at Texas Tech | 8:00 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
| Georgia Southern at New Mexico State | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (23) Ole Miss at (25) LSU | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| ULM at New Mexico | 9:00 p.m. | ROOT SPORTS / MWN |
| Washington State at Arizona State | 10:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Fresno State at Utah State | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Wyoming at Nevada | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |