Saturday at Champaign's Memorial Stadium will be anything but a typical college football game day
With any luck, the matchup between No. 22 Illinois and visiting No. 24 Michigan will be all the reason a college football fans needs to show up to Champaign's Memorial Stadium or just tune in Saturday .
But in this case, the Illini are leaving nothing to chance. On the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Memorial Stadium, Illinois will commemorate the occasion with a rededication that includes plenty more than the standard college football fare. An extended weekend of festivities actually begins Thursday with a symposium looking back onThe first 10,000 visitors through the gates of Memorial Stadium on Saturday get a free rally towel, sponsored by Toyota.
Interestingly, the Marching Illini will put on a performance at halftime that involves family members of some of the folks who helped build Illinois athletics, including former athletic director George Huff, football coach Robert Zuppke and, of course, Red Grange.We're still wrapping our heads around this one, but The Freaky Fast 77 Yard Dash jumps off between the third and fourth quarters.
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