Gameday: Illini host Ball State to open 2017 season
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Year two of the Lovie Smith era begins Saturday as the Fighting Illini open the 2017 season when Ball State comes to Memorial Stadium for an 11 a.m. kick on Big Ten Network.
Chris Denari (PBP) & J Leman (analysis) will be on the call for BTN. BTN will televise multiple games at 11 am CT on Sept. 2. Get local channel info at BTNGameFinder. The game also will be streamed live at BTN2Go.com.
Orange and Blue News previews the game, including players to watch, keys to the game, and we give our prediction.
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