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Fighting Illini Football has announced that the annual Orange and Blue Scrimmage will take place at 5:00pm CT on April 18th; the event will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network. The program will also travel to Homewood-Flossmoor high school and Sacred Heart-Griffin high school in addition to the regularly scheduled practices in Champaign.
Here's the 2015 Spring practice schedule in its entirety:
2015 Illinois Football Spring Practice Schedule |
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Practice #1 |
Saturday, March 14, Noon |
Practice #2 |
Sunday, March 15, 2 p.m. |
Practice #3 |
Tuesday, March 17, 8 a.m. |
Practice #4 |
Wednesday, March 18, 8 a.m. |
Practice #5 |
Friday, March 20, 8 a.m. |
University of Illinois Spring Break, March 21-29 |
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Practice #6 |
Monday, March 30, 8 a.m. |
Practice #7 |
Wednesday, April 1, 8 a.m. |
Practice #8 |
Friday, April 3, 6 p.m. (Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Ill.) |
Practice #9 |
Monday, April 6, 8 a.m. |
Practice #10 |
Wednesday, April 8, 8 a.m. |
Practice #11 |
Friday, April 10, 6 p.m. (Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Ill.) |
Practice #12 |
Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m. |
Practice #13 |
Tuesday, April 14, 8 a.m. |
Practice #14 |
Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m. (IHSFCA Coaches Clinic, April 16-18) |
Practice #15 |
Saturday, April 18, 5 p.m. (Orange and Blue Spring Game) |
Other Key Dates:
Signing Day: A press conference to announce the 2015 signing class is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. on the Eighth Level Media Area of the Memorial Stadium Press Box.
Pro Day: Pro timing day for NFL scouts will be on Thursday, March 5, at Memorial Stadium and the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility.
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