Wisconsin football’s final home game of the 2025 season will be under the lights.
The Badgers’ Week 13 game against Illinois on Nov. 22 will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and air on Big Ten Network, the conference announced following its Week 12 games.
It will be Wisconsin’s third consecutive game on Big Ten Network.
The border-state game will bring ex-Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema back to Camp Randall Stadium. Bielema has gone 1-2 against the Badgers since taking the reins at Illinois ahead of the 2021 season. Wisconsin’s 2022 loss to Illinois was Paul Chryst’s final game as head coach.
The Illini are 7-3 this season, with the losses coming to then-No. 17 Indiana, No. 1 Ohio State and Washington. They are coming off a 24-6 win against Maryland in Week 12.
ESPN gives Illinois, which is receiving votes in the most recent US LBM Coaches Poll, a 71.8% chance of defeating Wisconsin. The Badgers are coming off a 31-7 loss to No. 2 Indiana.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois football Week 13 start time, TV channel announced
Reporting by John Steppe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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