On Sunday afternoon, all of the bowl game destinations were revealed. There was wide speculation about the potential destination, but the Illini will be heading to the Redbox Bowl on December 30 at 4 PM ET.
I was one of the people hoping the bowl game would be closer so I could attend, but the fact that Illinois is in a bowl game makes me happy. I am excited to see this Illini bunch play in the postseason. This will be the first time the Orange and Blue plays in a bowl game since 2014 when we got pounded by Louisiana Tech in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.