In the new 18-team Big Ten, it’s all about the schedules, who everyone misses and where, and when the nasty games are. You know who the biggest teams are - some get a much bigger break than others.
No game is a 100% lock in the Big Ten, and there are always surprises, but for the most part, what are the relatively certain wins on the 2024 Illinois football schedule? What are the likely underdog games - the true 50/50 games are left alone - and which Big Ten teams does Illinois miss?
Illinois Football Schedule: Relatively certain Fighting Illini wins
Central Michigan, Eastern Illinois
Illinois Football Schedule: Relatively certain Fighting Illini underdog games
Michigan, at Nebraska, at Oregon, at Penn State
Illinois Football Schedule: Who do the Fighting Illini miss in the Big Ten?
Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin
2024 Illinois Football Schedule
Aug 24 Eastern Illinois
Aug 31 OPEN DATE
Sept 7 Kansas
Sept 14 Central Michigan
Sept 21 at Nebraska
Sept 28 at Penn State
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Purdue
Oct 19 Michigan
Oct 26 at Oregon
Nov 2 Minnesota
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 Michigan State
Nov 23 at Rutgers
Nov 30 at Northwestern