The first game time of the 2016 season for Illinois football is set. And it’s favorable for any tailgates planned for the second Saturday in September. The Illini will host North Carolina at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, one of 10 primetime games BTN will carry this season. Here’s how the Illini have fared at Memorial Stadium the last five times it hosted a kickoff at 6 p.m. or later:
2015: Kent State
Season opener set for 8 p.m. on Friday pushed back a day because of storms before Illinois prevailed 52-3 during Bill Cubit’s first game in charge.