Fans wanting to get all of their tailgating in before the Rutgers football homecoming game will need to get their grills started early this year.

The Big Ten announced start times for Homecoming games around the conference Wednesday, and the Scarlet Knights' Oct. 15 affair versus Illinois at High Point Solutions Stadium is slated for a 12 noon kickoff.

Additionally, Rutgers' highly anticipated trip to play Ohio State on Oct. 1 has been pegged as a 12 noon contest.

And Rutgers' Oct. 22 meeting at Minnesota is also scheduled for 12 p.m EST.

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