June 9, 2005

Officials from the Big Ten Conference released a pair of conference football game times today, announcing that the Illinois/Penn State Homecoming contest at Memorial Stadium will be a rare night contest with ESPN2 picking up the game for a 6 p.m. CT start. The announcement is the first known game time for the 2005 season. The Illini and Nittany Lions will square off for the University of Illinois' 95th Homecoming game on Oct. 22, 2005.

GAME TIMES RELEASED (June 9, 2005)
• September 24, 2005 - Michigan at Wisconsin, 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. CDT on ESPN or ESPN2
• October 22, 2005 - Penn State at Illinois, 6 p.m. CDT on ESPN2