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Chick-fil-A Comes to Illinois' Memorial Stadium for Football Game Days

Come for the Illini football, stay for the chicken sandwiches and waffle fries

Jason Langendorf

Oct 21, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini players take the field for a game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images
Oct 21, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini players take the field for a game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images / Ron Johnson-Imagn Images
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Hungry in the Horseshoe? When you get a hankering while taking in an Illinois football game at Memorial Stadium, you now have a new grub option.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Illinois athletics department posted the following (delicious) message to its Twitter (X) account:

"For your dining pleasure," indeed.

It ain't Morton's, but Chick-fil-A sounds like a tasty pairing with game day.

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Jason Langendorf
JASON LANGENDORF

Jason Langendorf has covered Illinois basketball, football and more for Illinois on SI since October 2024, and has covered Illini sports – among other subjects – for 30 years. A veteran of ESPN and Sporting News, he has published work in The Guardian, Vice, Chicago Sun-Times and many other outlets. He is currently also the U.S. editor at BoxingScene and a judge for the annual BWAA writing awards. He can be followed and reached on X and Bluesky @JasonLangendorf.

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