CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Fighting Illini wrestling announced their schedule. including eight conference opponents – four at home and four on the road.
The team opens the season with a number 12 ranking on the road against Indiana on Friday, December 6. Champaign will host Ohio State on Friday, January 10. Two days later, in-state rival Northwestern comes to town on Sunday, January 12.
Illinois then travels to Iowa on Friday, January 17, in Iowa City. The following weekend, the team travels to College Park, Md., and on Friday, January 24, to Piscataway, N.J., to challenge Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 26.
On Saturday, February 1, Illinois will take on Purdue. The regular season ends in Champaign against Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 16.