We’re sure people support you, Illinois football seniors. They just, you know, got stuck in traffic.
Photos taken just before kickoff at Illinois’ Memorial Stadium on Saturday painted a desolate scene, featuring seas of empty seats — particularly in the student section — as the Illini took on Penn State on Senior Day.
Illinois student section at kickoff. As bad as it gets anywhere. pic.twitter.com/Z71BGg7uOD
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) November 22, 2014
The Illinois student section 10 minutes before kickoff: pic.twitter.com/1drTNCyd2o
— Onward State (@OnwardState) November 22, 2014
Between Northwestern’s own problems filling out its student section and Michigan State AD Mark Hollis’ issues with his sparsely populated stadium, it hasn’t been the most glowing year for attendance in the Big Ten.
What an atmosphere. pic.twitter.com/IL7CMEUC8r
— Mark Brennan (@MarkXBrennan) November 22, 2014
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