Illinois football vs. Indiana broadcast to begin on Peacock – Peoria Journal Star
Illinois football vs Indiana won’t start on TV. Here’s whyWes Huett
Peoria Journal Star
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Our one bold prediction for Illinois football vs. IndianaJournal Star sports editor Wes Huett makes his one bold prediction for Illinois football’s game vs. IndianaBLOOMINGTON, IND. — Broadcast of the primetime showdown between No. 8 Illinois and No. 17 Indiana began on the streaming service Peacock, according to NBC Sports, and quickly was moved back to NBC.NBC is broadcasting the game between No. 24 Notre Dame and Purdue, which was delayed nearly two hours earlier Saturday by inclement weather.Because of this, NBC pushed the start time of Illinois-Indiana 20 minutes to 6:50 p.m. and pushed broadcast of the showdown to Peacock. Soon after making the announcement, NBC decided to instead push ND and Purdue to Peacock and begin Illinois-Indiana on NBC.Watch Illinois vs. Indiana on Peacock”Coverage of Illinois/Indiana will begin on NBC on most stations at 7:50 ET. Notre Dame coverage will continue on Peacock,” it wrote in a post 6:46 p.m. CT post.Earlier at 6:30 p.m., NBC had announced: “Coverage of tonight’s Illinois/Indiana game will begin on Peacock. NBC will join in progress at the conclusion of Notre Dame football.”How to watch, stream the Illinois football vs Indiana game todayWatch the game between Illinois football and Indiana on NBC (Fubo offers a free trial) or on Peacock.html a.nsb-link,html .primary-content a.nsb-link{box-shadow:0 0;cursor:pointer;height:var(–spacer-twentyfour,24px);margin-right:var(–spacer-twentyfour,24px);text-shadow:none;width:var(–spacer-twentyfour,24px)}a.nsb-link span{max-width:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;visibility:hidden}.nsb-svg{height:var(–spacer-twentyfour,24px);width:var(–spacer-twentyfour,24px)}.nsb-twitter-button{fill:var(–social-twitter,#4099ff)}.nsb-email-button{fill:var(–color-dove-gray,#787878)}.nsb-facebook-button{fill:var(–social-facebook,#3b5998)}.nsb-sms-button{fill:var(–color-ui-green,#008c33)}.nsb-svg.gallery{fill:var(–color-ui-white,#fff)}
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