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2008-2009 Illini Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Stations
Aug.30	vs. Missouri* L: 52-42	7:30 pm	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.06	vs. Eastern Illinois W: 47-21	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.13	vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W: 20-17	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.27	at Penn State L: 38-24	7 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.04	at Michigan W: 45-20	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.11	vs. Minnesota L: 27-20	11 am	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.18	vs. Indiana W: 55-13	7 pm	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.25	at Wisconsin L: 27-17	11 am	ESPN2, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.01	vs. Iowa W: 27-24	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.08	vs. Western Michigan# L: 23-17	11 am	WDWS, WHMS
Nov.15	vs. Ohio State L: 30-20	11 a.m.	WDWS, WHMS, ESPN
Nov.22	at Northwestern L: 27-10	2:30 p.m.	WDWS, WHMS, BTN

* = at St. Louis; # = at Detroit

Water ruins stadium's club (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)

The University of Illinois is cleaning up after a burst water pipe caused damage to the newly remodeled Memorial Stadium.

5 O'Clock Shadow (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)

News you can't leave work without: Want to watch the BCS title game on a really big screen?

The Beverly Cinema in Champaign will be showing the Florida-Oklahoma game in 3D HD. Kickoff for the Jan. 8 showdown is 7 p.m. C-U time.

Burst water pipe causes damage at Memorial Stadium (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)

The University of Illinois is cleaning up after a burst water pipe caused damage to the newly remodeled Memorial Stadium.

On Dec. 23, a contractor discovered several inches of water on the floor of the Colonnades Club, the third-floor lounge and seating area in the stadium.

Apparently a water pipe on the fifth level of the stadium's west side froze, then later burst, causing water to gush down through the ceiling and to the levels below, according to UI Division of Intercollegiate Athletics spokesman Kent Brown.

Former Illini in the NFL (Monday, December 29, 2008)

A look at how former Illini players fared during Week 17 of the NFL season:

Illini Legends, Lists & Lore (Sunday, December 28, 2008)

Former three-time All-Big Ten linebacker Darrick Brownlow celebrates his 40th birthday today. Generally regarded as one of the top 10 individuals who played linebacker at Illinois, Brownlow helped lead the Illini to three consecutive bowl games from 1988 to '90.

12 days (and stories) of Christmas (Friday, December 26, 2008)

To get us in the holiday mood, sports editor Jim Rossow picked out 12 of his favorite stories that ran in the past five years in The News-Gazette.

5 O'Clock Shadow (Friday, December 26, 2008)

News you can't leave work without: Illinois football recruit Terry Hawthorne is a USA Today All-American

Mallory staying put (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)

OXFORD, Ohio – Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Haywood was hired Tuesday as the football coach at Miami University, which went 2-10 this season.

He replaces Shane Montgomery, who resigned last month. The RedHawks went 17-31 during his four seasons.

"I knew this was the place because there were so many similarities in education (and) the type of student-athletes that are recruited there," Haywood said late Tuesday.