CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football team's 2022 schedule has been altered. The Illini are now scheduled to open the season during Week 0 on Aug. 27 against Wyoming at Memorial Stadium.

Illinois will play during Week 0 in back-to-back seasons, as the Illini are scheduled to open the 2021 season on Aug. 28 at 12 p.m. CT against Nebraska on FOX. The Illinois vs. Nebraska game will be the first kickoff in college football in 2021.

The Fighting Illini announced last week that Memorial Stadium would operate at 100% capacity for the 2021 season.

"We are excited to be the first college football kickoff at 100% capacity in nearly 20 months," said head coach Bret Bielema following the full capacity announcement. "The combination of being the first college football game of the season and being at full capacity will allow our fans to show the country that Memorial Stadium is an electric environment. I know our players can't wait to see Grange Grove lined with the Illini famILLy during our team's walk into the stadium and hear more than 60,000 fans going crazy in Memorial Stadium against Nebraska."

Season tickets and single-game tickets are on sale now for all 2021 Fighting Illini home games. Single-game tickets start as low as $20 for non-conference games or $35 for Big Ten competition excluding Wisconsin. Illinois' homecoming matchup vs. the Badgers will be $65.