BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WAND) -- We are just two days away from the 51st annual Illinois Shriners football game.

A handful of central Illinois players and coaches selected for either the blue or red team.

And while they are use to playing against each other everyone knows the bigger reason they are coming together this week.

The game kicks off Saturday June 21 at 11 a.m. at Illinois Wesleyan University.

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