Two hours until kickoff
Good morning college football fans. Matt Daniels here with you throughout the morning and into the afternoon as Illinois (2-5, 1-3 Big Ten) gets set to host Minnesota (5-2, 2-2) in the Illini's homecoming game.
An unseasonably warm late October day is expected here at Memorial Stadium, with temperatures already in the mid-60s that could possibly climb to the low 80s by the time today's game wraps up.
It sure is weird to type this while wearing a short-sleeve shirt two days before Halloween.
Back to today's game, a game Illinois desperately needs to win if it wants to keep alive its very slim bowl chances.