Welcome to “This Week in Illini Athletics,” a weekly review of the previous week of Illini sports and a look ahead at what’s to come.
FOOTBALL (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
This Week: This Saturday at 12 p.m., Illinois hosts Nebraska in Memorial Stadium to kick off not only the Fighting Illini’s 2021 campaign, but the entire NCAA football season. The game marks Bret Bielema’s debut as head coach of the Illini as he looks to get his tenure in Champaign started on the right foot.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
This Week: Illinois is set to begin its season this weekend with three matches at Milwaukee’s Panther Invitational.