Director of New Media
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Some scorching temperatures reaching the mid-90s today are expected to just above 80 by tonight's 8 pm Central kickoff at Memorial Stadium.
After reading about the severe storms that forced the "no contest" of Toledo's game with Stony Brook last night, we'll take the high temperatures as long as they come with the mostly clear skies predicted through tonight.
Breakfast ended just a little while ago here at the team hotel. Players are gathering outside the meeting rooms now to go over the gameplan.
After lunch, they'll review film for the last time. The buses leave for the stadium just after 6 pm.
While today is a long one filled with patiently waiting in the hotel bedrooms, meeting rooms and dinging hall, yesterday was busier than usual for a travel day. The 8 pm walkthrough at Memorial Stadium saw players get in more work than usual as they fielded punts and caught passes to get used to the stadium lights. A typical walkthrough lasts less than a half hour with players taking a brief walk on the field and getting comfortable with the locker room while coaches get to know the path from the locker room to their booth in the press box.
Spirits seem to be high while players appear to be taking a very businesslike approach to this one.
I hope many of you had the chance to tune in to our live broadcast of last night's walkthrough from Memorial Stadium. We were happy to have coach Haynes join us for a few minutes. Haynes is a big reason we have added Periscope to our social media package this year. The coach is always trying to stay up to date on the next new thing, and he asked for us to give Periscope a try. Based on the early feedback, it looks like fans will enjoy getting more behind the scenes with the Periscope broadcasts. We'll do more with football and other sports as the year moves along.
Check back here later for photos and more information from Gameday here in Champaign. We are also planning another live Periscope broadcast.
Have a great Blue and Gold Friday!
Dave
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