Big Ten announces start times, television assignments through Week 3
The Big Ten, in connection with the Big Ten Network, ESPN and FOX, has released the full television schedule with time slots for the first three weeks of the college football season. In addition, they announced details for several other games across the conference schedule as the season nears.
Two Big Ten games have been selected in the Week 0 slot, including a conference matchup between Nebraska and Northwestern which will be played in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 27. Week 1 also features two conference matchups with Week 2 and Week 3 showcase exclusively non-conference games.
Several marquee Big Ten games, including Ohio State v. Notre Dame (ABC) and Penn State v. Auburn (CBS) have drawn prime slots on the schedule across the television networks which will host them.
Saturday, Aug. 27
Nebraska vs. Northwestern | 12:30 p.m. | FOX
Wyoming at Illinois | 4 p.m. | BTN
Thursday, Sept. 1
Penn State at Purdue | 8 p.m. | FOX
New Mexico State at Minnesota | 9 p.m. | BTN
Friday, Sept. 2
Western Michigan at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Illinois at Indiana | 8 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, Sept. 3
South Dakota State at Iowa | 12 p.m. | FS1
Buffalo at Maryland | 12 p.m. | BTN
Colorado State at Michigan | 12 p.m. | ABC
Rutgers at Boston College | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
North Dakota at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | BTN
Illinois State at Wisconsin | 7 p.m. | FS1
Notre Dame at Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Saturday, Sept. 10
Western Illinois at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | BTN
Duke at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | FS1
Arkansas State at Ohio State | 12 p.m. | BTN
Ohio at Penn State | 12 p.m. | ABC
Maryland at Charlotte | 3:30 p.m. | Stadium
Washington State at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Virginia at Illinois | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Iowa State at Iowa | 4 p.m. | BTN
Akron at Michigan State | 4 p.m. | BTN
Indiana State at Purdue | 4 p.m. | BTN
Wagner at Rutgers | 4 p.m. | BTN
Georgia Southern at Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | FS1
Idaho at Indiana | 8 p.m. | BTN
Hawaii at Michigan | 8 p.m. | BTN
Saturday, Sept. 17
Western Kentucky at Indiana | 12 p.m. | BTN
UConn at Michigan | 12 p.m. | ABC
Oklahoma at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | FOX
SIU at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | BTN
Purdue at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Colorado at Minnesota | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Penn State at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
New Mexico State at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | BTN
Toledo at Ohio State | 7 p.m. | FOX
Nevada at Iowa | 7:30 p.m. | BTN
SMU at Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | FS1
Michigan State at Washington | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Rutgers at Temple | TBD | ESPN+
Thursday, Sept. 22
Chattanooga at Illinois | 8:30 p.m. | BTN
Saturday, Sept. 24
Maryland at Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX or FS1
FAU at Purdue | 7:30 p.m. | BTN
Miami (OH) at Northwestern | TBD | BTN
Wisconsin at Ohio State | TBD | ABC
Central Michigan at Penn State | TBD | BTN
Saturday, Oct. 1
Purdue at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | TBD
Rutgers at Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | TBD
Indiana at Nebraska | 7 or 7:30 p.m. | TBD
Northwestern at Penn State | Time TBD | ESPN Network TBD
Friday, Oct. 7
Nebraska at Rutgers | 7 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, Oct. 8
Michigan at Indiana | 12 p.m. | TBD
Wisconsin at Northwestern | 3:30 or 4 p.m. | TBD
Saturday, Oct. 15
Minnesota at Illinois | 12 p.m. | TBD
Wisconsin at Michigan State | 3:30 or 4 p.m. | TBD
Saturday, Oct. 22
Indiana at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | TBD
Northwestern at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | TBD
Purdue at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | TBD
Minnesota at Penn State | 7:30 p.m. | TBD
Saturday, Oct. 29
Northwestern at Iowa | 3 or 3:30 p.m. | TBD
Friday, Nov. 25
Nebraska at Iowa | 4 p.m. | BTN
Saturday, Nov. 26
Michigan at Ohio State | 12 p.m. | FOX
All times listed are Eastern Time