It’s Week 5 of the college football season and we are knee deep in Big Ten conference play. Battling for a top spot in the Big Ten West division, the Illinois Fighting Illini will play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1 (live stream it on FOXSportsGo.com).
Nebraska vs. Illinois 2017 live stream: Start time, TV channel, and how to watch online
The Huskers and Illini will take the field on Friday night in Week 5.
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The Illini are coming off an early bye week, with this being their second Friday night game in a row. In addition to seeking their revenge for being bested by the Huskers last season, the Fighting Illini are also playing for the Hall of Famers who will be attending the Week 5 matchup. The 2017 Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame class will be introduced during the game ahead of Saturday’s induction ceremony, and the class includes legendary linebacker Dick Butkus.
Time, TV channel, and streaming info
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.
- TV: FS1
- Streaming: FOXSportsGo.com
- Odds: Nebraska is favored by 7 points
Nebraska vs. Illinois news:
- The Huskers have to replace several players due to injury and others due to poor performance.
- Illinois head coach Lovie Smith remembered the last time they played the Huskers, during his weekly presser.
“Last year against Nebraska, we played a good game for the majority of the game, but we didn’t finish. Last time we played them here, big win for our program.”
- Nebraska doesn’t have a good QB or good WRs, but their run game is OK.
Nebraska should’ve found its winning formula for the rest of the season in the fourth quarter against Rutgers - a short passing game and running the tailbacks over and over and over and over. I think at this point we discovered that we have three pretty decent running backs.
Mid-season drama is never good
The Big Ten West division may not be getting as much national acclaim as their East counterparts, but Wisconsin is still a top 10 team heading into Week 5. Nebraska faces the Badgers next week under the lights and will need to leave all their off-field drama in the locker room if they hope for an upset.
Following the sudden release of AD Shawn Eichorst last week, Nebraska brought back former center Dave Rimington to act as the interim athletic director. Rimington is set to hold the position for 60 days, but that could be fluid as the higher-ups work on a permanent solution.
Head coach Mike Riley is very much fighting for his job every week he steps onto the sideline. Nebraska has already shown they aren’t shy to make some big changes during the season, and Riley could be next.
Nebraska vs. Illinois prediction:
SB Nation’s Nebraska site manager for Corn Nation, Brian Towle, passed away earlier this week. In his memory, we present his prediction for this matchup: “Nebraska wins this ’cause Illinois can’t score and Neb’s D has been better since the second half of Oregon.”
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