The prime-time TV schedule for the upcoming season have been announced on the ESPN B1G blog. Some good matchups made the list, from Boise @ MSU to OSU @ PSU (I see a White Out coming). Still no change to the lame "no night games in Nov" rule but that's not unexpected. NOTE: This list does not include the Michigan/Alabama game since the B1G doesn't control the rights to that one.
Full schedule and a breakdown of totals for each team below the jump...
All kickoffs are listed in EST.
Aug. 31
Boise State at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN
Sept. 1
Indiana State at Indiana, 8 p.m., Big Ten NetworkSept. 8
Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 15
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ABC
Utah State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN
Ball State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 22
Syracuse at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN
Louisiana Tech at Illinois, 8 p.m., BTNSept. 29
Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 6
Nebraska at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 13
Ohio State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Oct. 20
Penn State at Iowa, 8 p.m., BTNOct. 27
Ohio State at Penn State, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
TOTALS PER TEAM:
Indiana:3
Nebraska:3
Ohio State: 3
Michigan State: 2
Penn State:2
Wisconsin:2
Illinois: 1
Iowa: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Northwestern: 1
Thoughts:
- Indiana looks like a big winner, as I know night games have been a big part of their marketing strategy and attempts to improve attendence.
- No surprise with the other teams who have 3 night games (OSU, Nebby) as they are the TV juggernauts of their respective divisions.
- As a Minny fan, I'm pleased to see they picked the best of the 3 possible non-con choices for our night game.
- I guess the person in charge of setting up a night game for Purdue tore their ACL before the contract was finalized.
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