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Illinois football team closes camp with visit from Marching Illini
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It’s a tradition.
At Illinois each year, the Marching Illini visit the football team during fall camp. Saturday marked the final day of camp for the Fighting Illini football team with their season-opener (Akron) coming on Aug. 31 to Champaign.
With it being the final day of fall camp, the team received a visit from the Marching Illini.
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Always one of our favorite days of the year. 🎺🥁🕺🏻
Thanks for visiting, @MarchingIllini! See you again next Saturday 🔜🏈
📸 Gallery » https://t.co/c6DKFEaAMg#Illini x #JointheFight 🔶🔷 pic.twitter.com/Urg6n08vx2
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) August 24, 2019
One of our favorite days of the season. The visit by the @MarchingIllini and their fearless leader (#Village resident) @BarryLHouser pic.twitter.com/lneD6NMTgS
— Tim Knox (@TAKnox24) August 24, 2019
2019 camp is a wrap!
#BeatAkron #ILLINI #ILLGang20 pic.twitter.com/dllrrnOF7l
— Illini Recruiting (@_Illini_) August 24, 2019
TFW Training Camp is over and game week is here 🙌
😄 @SuccessfulRicky #Illini x #JointheFight 🔶🔷 pic.twitter.com/43SUjEJg0L
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) August 24, 2019
The Marching Illini are of course into it, but so is the football team. The Marching Illini played their line-up of game day songs to the team according to a release and helped wrap up the final camp day for coach Lovie Smith and his players.
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We’ll be able to see both the football team and the Marching Illini in official action at noon ET on BTN on Aug. 31.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.