Michigan announces 3:30 p.m. kickoff for Illinois game; now has 5 expected late starts

By Kyle Meinke Michigan Football Reporter for MLive.com
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Posted on Thu, May 3, 2012 : 4:17 p.m.

Another Michigan football game has been set in stone -- and another Michigan football game will have a late start time.

The Wolverines announced Thursday their Oct. 13 homecoming game against Illinois will begin at 3:30 p.m. and air on ABC.

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Michigan running back Fitz Toussaint ran for 192 yards and a touchdown in the Wolverines' 31-14 win at Illinois last season. The Illini visit Michigan Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. homecoming game on Oct. 13.

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Michigan now has four games with scheduled start times for next season, each of which are at 3:30 p.m. or later. It will travel to Notre Dame for a 7:30 p.m. game Sept. 22, then to Purdue for a 4 p.m game before returning home to host Illinois for homecoming.

Two weeks later, it travels to Nebraska for an 8 p.m. game. That's the Wolverines' first game in Lincoln in program history.

Additionally, the Wolverines' season opener in Dallas against Alabama is expected to be a night game. That gives them at least five late games for next season, with their first four away games among them.

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Kyle Meinke covers Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2588, by email at kylemeinke@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @kmeinke.

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