Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, February 26, 2014

The Ellen Show was on the Illinois campus for a segment Monday, and Illini defensive lineman Austin Teitsma made a cameo in the episode, which aired Wednesday afternoon. Ellen had asked Illinois students to dress up as their favorite movie character. Teitsma chose Will Ferrell's Buddy The Elf, while a couple of the others selected "Wilson," the volleyball from Cast Away, and The Joker, who won the contest. Watch the whole segment in this post.

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"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear," Teitsma sang when it was his turn.

About Brent Yarina BTN.com senior editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.