Illinois football's Oct. 31 game at Maryland set for 11 a.m. on FS1
Kickoff time announced Monday; the Illini host Oregon this Saturday at 2 p.m.
CHAMPAIGN - The Illinois football team will kick off at Maryland at 11 a.m. Central time (noon Eastern) on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to an Illinois Athletics announcement Monday. FS1 will televise the game.
The conference office and its television partners set the time, the release says. Its list of that day's Big Ten games shows Wisconsin at Iowa, on FOX, also starting at 11 a.m. Central.
Before the trip to Maryland, Illinois plays host to Oregon at Gies Memorial Stadium this Saturday, Oct. 24, with a 2 p.m. Central kickoff, according to the team's schedule. After Maryland, the Illini's schedule lists a home game against Nebraska on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.
Source: Illinois Athletics, "Illinois at Maryland to Kick at 11 a.m. CT on Oct. 31," https://fightingillini.com/news/2026/10/19/football-illinois-at-maryland-to-kick-at-11-am-ct-on-oct-31