Illinois Fighting Illini Tickets

Illinois football tickets started garnering more interest on Dec. 7, 2004, the day new head coach Ron Zook was hired. Known for his enthusiasm and passion for the game, Zook’s fire has Fighting Illini fans fighting for a chance to get their hands on 2009 University of Illinois football tickets.

Just two years ago, the Illini were battling for the Big 10 Championship and had its fans standing in line for Rose Bowl tickets. After losing an unthinkable 20 games in his last two years, head coach Ron Turner lost his job and took some of the wind out the Illini faithful who were considering buying Illinois football tickets. That all changed with Zook’s arrival five years ago!

With 31 years of coaching experience, Zook has seen success of all levels of football. Before coming to the University of Illinois, he spent the last three seasons punching the Florida Gators’ tickets to three bowl games. Illinois ticket holders are hoping he can do the same in Champagne. In the 2003 NCAA college football season, Zook led the Gators to a share of the SEC East Division title. He also had a knack for knocking off ranked opponents on the road, including eventual BCS National Champion, the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge in 2003. In his first season as Head Gator, Zook took care of two top-five teams in Tennessee and Georgia. Illini fans are scrambling for 2009 Illinois football tickets to see if their fifth year head coach can continue his success in the rugged Big 10.

Memorial Stadium will play host to a plethora of big-time NCAA college football match-ups in 2009. Illinois football tickets are sure to be scarce around Champagne when the Big 12’s Missouri Tigers clash with The Fighting Illini the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis for the Sept. 5 season opener. Two weeks later, Illini fans will be searching for Ohio State Buckeys football tickets, as Illinois heads east to do battle with Jim Tressel’s Big 10 power house. Then, there’s more to their brutal Big 10 schedule that features games on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers, Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Purdue Boilermakers.

It’s no easy slate for sure, but Zook’s used to the playing against the best and beating the best. That’s the kind of attitude that has Illinois football tickets generating interest once again. So hurry up and grab your 2009 Illinois football tickets soon to see Coach Zook put the fight back in the Fighting Illini.