The Scarlet Knights (4-4) bring momentum from their first conference win while Illinois (5-3) looks to bounce back from consecutive losses. Here's how to watch for free.

Rutgers and Illinois are set to face each other on Saturday, November 1, at noon ET from Gies Memorial Stadium. The game airs live on NBC and streams on Peacock

The Illinois Fighting Illini host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights looking to claw their way back into the Top 25 with a win in Week 10 of the 2025 college football season.

Preview the Week 10 NCAA football matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Rutgers Scarlet Knights with a prediction, pick, odds and more.

Linebacker Sean Rice (Burbank, Illinois) and athlete Madoxx Davis (Cartersville, Georgia) both received offers from the Illini on Saturday

After winning their first Big Ten game of the season a week ago at Purdue, Rutgers football was thrashed 35-13 today against Illinois. The game started with the Scarlet Knights going three and out thanks to three straight incompletions.

A drive where the Boilermakers found big yardage on the ground concluded with a score through the air. Devin Mockobee moved the chains on a fourth-and-1. On the following play, Malachi Thomas' 61-yard run was Purdue's longest play of the season. Thomas scored on an 8-yard pass from Malachi Singleton to cap Purdue's opening drive.

The Illini turned to their go-to options on offense and defense to cruise past the Scarlet Knights, while a new name also emerged on offense

The spread for the upcoming game between Rutgers Football and Maryland Terrapins has been released ahead of the November 8th matchup and the Scarlet Knights are slight favorites according to the sports books.