For Vivin Anand , a second-year international student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, football was never part of the plan. But then Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” crew set the tone live from Champaign, as something great happened for Anand ahead of Illinois’ major clash against No. 1 Ohio State’s top-ranked defense. They framed Illinois as a tough underdog with a high-scoring attack, battling to upset the undefeated Buckeyes. But the real story took place just before the game when Brady Quinn and Rob Stone announced a little game that maybe completely changed Anand’s academic life.

“I’m now for a tuition giveaway,” Stone said. “ One of these two students is going to walk out of here with free tuition for a year. On my right, we’ve got Vivin Anand from India.

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