Bret Bielema isn’t phased by the night games on the schedule in 2023.
And there’s a lot of them.
Four of Illinois’ first six games will be under the lights, either at Memorial Stadium or on the road, but the Illini head coach says his team is ready.
“It’s just playing the games as they play,” Bielema said Monday. “Our last two Week Zero games have been during the day, but we prep a lot at night, so I don’t think it’s really any different. We practice in the morning now, but we’re obviously in tune with what goes on when we’re going to play day games, night games.