Coming off a much-needed bye week and with two weeks to prepare, No. 24 Michigan is favored by the slimmest of margins over a ranked Big Ten Conference opponent heading into a Week 8 road trip to Champaign, Ill.

The last time Michigan faced off against Illinois was in 2022 in the tightly-contested game at Michigan Stadium when Jake Moody kicked the game-winning field goal. The last time the Wolverines played in Champaign, it was 2019, and Michigan jumped out to an early lead before the Illinois staged an ill-fated comeback.

Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan football game time and TV channel for Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

The No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini meet a conference opponent when they visit the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) in a Big Ten clash. If you're looking to go to this matchup in person,

Illinois football has gone bowling all of seven times this century – a sad, puny number. At least there’s reason to be confident it will grow by one this season. But how good of a destination will the Illini (4-1) reach,