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2019 BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 26

Primary Contact: Adam Augustine, Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 608-215-4391 • Twitter: @B1Gfootball Secondary Contact: Megan Rowley, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 129 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-272-2038 2019 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS WEEK 1 SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION THURSDAY, AUG. 29 South Dakota State at MINNESOTA Conference Games All Games 9 p.m. | FS1 W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 FRIDAY, AUG. 30 Maryland 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 Tulsa at MICHIGAN STATE Michigan 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 7 p.m. | FS1 Michigan State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 Ohio State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W4 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W6 WISCONSIN at South Penn State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 7 p.m. | ESPN Rutgers 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L11 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L11 Massachusetts at RUTGERS WEST DIVISION 7:15 p.m. | BTN Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk PURDUE at Nevada Illinois 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3 9:30 p.m. | CBSSN Iowa 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Minnesota 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 SATURDAY, AUG. 31 Nebraska 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 Akron at ILLINOIS Northwestern 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W7 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Noon | BTN Purdue 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 Wisconsin 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 INDIANA vs. Ball State (at Stadium - , Ind.) Noon | CBSSN BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Howard at MARYLAND • The 124th season of Big Ten football will commence this weekend as 14 teams open the 2019 campaign. Noon | BTN Minnesota will be the first conference school to make its debut on Thursday, opening at home against South Dakota State at 9 p.m. ET on FS1. Michigan State, Rutgers and Wisconsin will each open the season on Friday, as the Spartans host Tulsa and the Badgers travel to South Florida, while the Scarlet Knights, South Alabama at NEBRASKA who won ’s inaugural game against Princeton in 1869, will help kick off college football’s Noon| ESPN 150th season by welcoming Massachusetts. The remaining 10 schools will begin the 2019 campaign on Saturday. The complete opening weekend schedule appears to the right. Florida Atlantic at OHIO STATE Noon | FOX • The first Saturday of the season will feature a neutral site contest between Indiana and Ball State. The will face the Cardinals at noon at in Indianapolis, the site of this year’s Big Ten Idaho at PENN STATE Football Championship Game. 3:30 p.m. | BTN

• The 2019 campaign will feature 44 All-Big Ten honorees (12 first-team, 14 second-team, 18 third-team) NORTHWESTERN at Stanford and 65 honorable mention selections from last season. 4 p.m. | FOX • The winners of five of the Big Ten’s 14 regular-season individual awards from last season will also hit the field again this fall. Purdue wide receiver/return specialist Rondale Moore was named both the Miami (Ohio) at IOWA Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year and the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year in 2018, while 7:30 p.m. | FS1 Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor was chosen as the Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year. Michigan State’s Kenny Willekes was tabbed the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year, and Middle Tennessee State at MICHIGAN Michigan’s Will Hart was named the Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year. 7:30 p.m. | BTN

• The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest bowl lineup in conference history. This season, the Big All times Eastern Ten’s bowl lineup will be highlighted by 16 potential bowl destinations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas.

• Counting conference and non-conference contests, every Big Ten team will face at least six teams that played in a last season. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin lead FOLLOW THE BIG TEN the way with eight such contests, followed by Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Rutgers The Big Ten football page on bigten.org will feature with seven apiece. notes, recaps, statistics, standings and more. You can also keep track of Big Ten football in real time by following • Twelve Big Ten teams will square off against at least one non-conference team that participated in a the conference on Twitter @B1Gfootball and @BigTen or bowl game last season, with 21 of all 42 non-conference games featuring opponents coming off bowl trips. Michigan and Purdue will each face bowl teams in all three of their 2019 non-conference contests, becoming a fan of the on Facebook to while Maryland, Michigan State and Penn State will each play two bowl opponents outside the conference receive exclusive updates. schedule. /BigTenConference • Ohio State was crowned the 2018 Big Ten Champion after its 45-24 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game. It was the Buckeyes’ 37th Big Ten title and second in as many years. @B1Gfootball @BigTen • Michigan, Ohio State and Northwestern will look to repeat as division champions this season, as the Wildcats finished 8-1 to win the West Division for the first time and the Buckeyes and Wolverines finished tied atop the East Division standings at 8-1 in conference play. @bigtenconf

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 2 BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2019-20 BIG TEN MEDIA CONTACTS BOWL DESTINATIONS EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION Indiana Illinois Dec. 26, 2019 Jeff Keag Kent Brown [email protected] [email protected] 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Phone: (812) 855-6209 Derek Neal , Mich. [email protected] Maryland Phone: (217) 333-1391 Dustin Semonavick Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame [email protected] Iowa Steve Roe New Era Michigan [email protected] Dec. 27, 2019 David Ablauf Phone: (319) 335-9411 [email protected] 3:20 p.m. ET, ESPN Chad Shepard Minnesota Bronx, N.Y. [email protected] Paul Rovnak Phone: (734) 764-6456 [email protected] Phone: (612) 625-9379 Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame Michigan State Ryan Tibbitts Ben Phlegar [email protected] County Credit Union [email protected] Phone: (517) 355-2271 Nebraska Keith Mann Dec. 27, 2019 Ohio State [email protected] 8 p.m. ET, FS1 Jerry Emig Phone: (402) 472-2263 San Diego, Calif. [email protected] Matt Smith Phone: (614) 688-0343 [email protected] SDCCU Stadium Phone: (402) 770-5926 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Penn State Kristina Petersen Northwestern SERVPRO [email protected] Paul Kennedy Phone: (814) 865-1757 [email protected] Dec. 30, 2019 Phone: (847) 467-2028 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Rutgers Dallas, Texas Hasim Phillips Purdue [email protected] Matt Rector Stadium Phone: (732) 445-6069 [email protected] Big Ten vs. Big 12/Conference USA Jimmy Gill Phone: (765) 494-3196 [email protected] Franklin American Mortgage Wisconsin Brian Lucas [email protected] Dec. 30, 2019 Phone: (608) 263-5052 4 p.m. ET, ESPN Brian Mason [email protected] Nashville, Tenn. Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only Dec. 30, 2019 EAST DIVISION 4 p.m. ET, FOX Tom Allen, IND 10-15 (3rd) 10-15 (3rd) 4-14 Santa Clara, Calif. Michael Locksley, MD 3-31 (5th) 1-5 (2nd) 1-5 Levi’s Stadium Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Jim Harbaugh, MICH 96-41 (12th) 38-14 (5th) 26-9 Mark Dantonio, MSU 125-68 (16th) 107-51 (13th) 65-34 VRBO Ryan Day, OSU 3-0 (2nd) 3-0 (2nd) 1-0 Jan. 1, 2020 James Franklin, PSU 69-36 (9th) 45-21 (6th) 26-13 1 p.m. ET, ABC Chris Ash, RU 7-29 (4th) 7-29 (4th) 3-24 Orlando, Fla. WEST DIVISION Big Ten vs. SEC Lovie Smith, ILL 9-27 (4th) 9-27 (4th) 4-23 Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 164-122 (24th) 152-101 (21st) 91-72 P.J. Fleck, MINN 42-35 (7th) 12-13 (3rd) 5-13 Jan. 1, 2020 Scott Frost, NEB 23-15 (4th) 4-8 (2nd) 3-6 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Pat Fitzgerald, NU 96-70 (14th) 96-70 (14th) 56-51 Tampa, Fla. , PUR 43-23 (6th) 13-13 (3rd) 9-9 Paul Chryst, WIS 61-31 (8th) 42-12 (5th) 27-8 Big Ten vs. SEC Game 2019-20 BOWLS Presented by Northwestern Mutual Goodyear Capital One Jan. 1, 2020 Dec. 28, 2019 Dec. 30, 2019 Presented by 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Noon ET, ESPN 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Northwestern Mutual Pasadena, Calif. Arlington, Texas Miami Gardens, Fla. Jan. 1, 2020 Rose Bowl Stadium AT&T Stadium 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Pasadena, Calif. PlayStation Chick-fil-A Rose Bowl Stadium TaxSlayer National Semifinal National Semifinal Jan. 2, 2020 Dec. 28, 2019 Dec. 28, 2019 Allstate 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Jan. 1, 2020 7 p.m. ET, ESPN Glendale, Ariz. , Ga. 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN Jacksonville, Fla. Mercedes-Benz Stadium , La. TIAA Bank Field Mercedes-Benz Superdome Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,800 Academic All-Americans, including 37 honorees during the 2018-19 academic year. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 3 BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 7, 2019. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The winner of the East Division will meet the winner of the West Division, with the game’s victor earning the Big Ten Championship QUICK FACTS and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff, including the Rose Bowl Game. Date: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 FOX will once again serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game, while Lucas Oil Stadium will Time: 8 p.m. ET host the title games through 2021. Television: FOX Site: Indianapolis, Ind. Tickets for the 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game will go on sale at noon ET on Saturday, July 20. Tickets can be purchased Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. In addition, every Big Ten Football Championship Game Surface: FieldTurf ticket includes complimentary admission to the Big Ten Fan Fest presented by Dr. Pepper, to be held at the Indiana Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7. Go to bigten.org for more information. Capacity: 65,972 BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDS

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recogniz- NAME OF AWARD NAMED FOR ing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2019 campaign. The Big Ten’s enhanced football awards pro- Championship Game Awards gram presents 19 individual trophies in addition to the Big Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on these Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois football awards honor just a small sampling of the count- (media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State less students and coaches who have contributed to the Postcollegiate Awards (vote by school administrators) conference’s rich and storied history. Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award , Minnesota following the regular season, including awards for the Anthony Thompson, Indiana best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, offen- Annual Awards sive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive (combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted) back, kicker, punter and return specialist. Each of these Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern individual position awards features the names of two Eddie George, Ohio State former standouts. Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference’s Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen (coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media voters (media vote only) will select the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, which has Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota been awarded since 1972, while coaches vote for the Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award. The top Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska offensive player will receive the Graham-George Offensive Orlando Pace, Ohio State Player of the Year award, the best defensive player will be Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State awarded the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Courtney Brown, Penn State Year award and the top freshman will receive the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year award. Drew Brees, Purdue Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game , Wisconsin will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State while the most outstanding player in the game will be Rod Woodson, Purdue awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game Most Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Valuable Player award. The conference also created two Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern postcollegiate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Award and the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. Desmond Howard, Michigan Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the Dallas Clark, Iowa former standouts appearing in each award’s name, Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin appears to the right. Morten Andersen, Michigan State Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Tim Dwight, Iowa

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on more than 350 teams in 42 different sports. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 4

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference’s standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LEADERS IN INNOVATION The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Took part in the nation’s first bowl game, winning the 1902 Rose Bowl Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. in 1946, making it the first bowl with permanent conference affiliations.

Every Big Ten Academic Alliance institution ranks among the top 65 Awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding universities in the nation according to the 2017 Academic Ranking of seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics. World Universities, including five in the top 25. Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlisting former The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,800 Academic All- students that competed in conference athletics to serve as liaisons to Americans, including 37 honorees during the 2018-19 academic year. the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student- Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. Became the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS Big Ten schools have won at least five national championships in 24 of Implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in the last 25 years including an average of seven per year over the last 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006. 13 years. Launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) in 2007, the first national Since the 2008-09 academic year, current Big Ten institutions have conference-owned television network. claimed 76 team national championships in 21 different sports. Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the effects of head injuries in sports in 2012. BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport to more than 9,800 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for affiliate members in men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, more than 11,000 participation opportunities on more than 350 teams respectively, and added Notre Dame as a sport affiliate member in in 42 different sports. men’s ice hockey in 2017.

The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and Through the Big Ten’s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ women’s lacrosse in this decade. ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 2,000 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis. The Big Ten leads the nation in total students competing in intercollegiate athletics and participation opportunities, and sponsors BTN is in almost 60 million homes across the and Canada, more official sports than all conferences except the Ivy League. and is also available internationally via the Fox Sports App, delivering live and on-demand programming to computers, smartphones and Almost 1,400 Big Ten competitors have participated in the Olympics, tablets. BTN Plus streams hundreds of additional events each season. winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold. In the 2016 and 2018 Olympic Games, more than 200 representatives from Big Ten institutions including current or former students and coaches were COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT members of Olympic teams. Big Ten Olympians collected more than 50 For more than 30 years, through the Big Ten’s SCORE (Success Comes medals in the most recent games in Rio and PyeongChang. Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance.

PASSIONATE FOLLOWING Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly Tournaments, the conference has held numerous community initiatives, 580,000 students. partnered with the College Football Playoff Foundation and other events such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Youth Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, Football Clinics. In addition, the Big Ten has hosted a downtown 5K, as the conference has led the nation in attendance for men’s basketball, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and provided ice hockey, volleyball and wrestling. unique event experiences for military veterans. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 5 2019 COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE/MATCHUP TIME BROADCAST DATE/MATCHUP TIME BROADCAST THURSDAY, AUG. 29 SATURDAY, OCT. 12 South Dakota State at MINNESOTA 9 p.m. FS1 RUTGERS at INDIANA (HC) Noon TBA MARYLAND at PURDUE (HC) Noon TBA FRIDAY, AUG. 30 MICHIGAN STATE at WISCONSIN (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBA Tulsa at MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. FS1 MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS TBA ABC/ESPN/ ESPN2 WISCONSIN at South Florida 7 p.m. ESPN PENN STATE at IOWA Massachusetts at RUTGERS 7:15 p.m. BTN NEBRASKA at MINNESOTA PURDUE at Nevada 9:30 p.m. CBSSN FRIDAY, OCT. 18 SATURDAY, AUG. 31 OHIO STATE at NORTHWESTERN 8:30 p.m. FS1 Akron at ILLINOIS Noon BTN INDIANA vs. Ball State (1) Noon CBSSN SATURDAY, OCT. 19 Howard at MARYLAND Noon BTN WISCONSIN at ILLINOIS (HC) Noon TBA South Alabama at NEBRASKA Noon ESPN PURDUE at IOWA (HC) Noon TBA Florida Atlantic at OHIO STATE Noon FOX MINNESOTA at RUTGERS (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBA Idaho at PENN STATE 3:30 p.m. BTN INDIANA at MARYLAND NORTHWESTERN at Stanford 4 p.m. FOX MICHIGAN at PENN STATE Miami (Ohio) at IOWA 7:30 p.m. FS1 Middle Tennessee State at MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. BTN SATURDAY, OCT. 26 IOWA at NORTHWESTERN (HC) Noon TBA SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 Notre Dame at MICHIGAN TBA ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 RUTGERS at IOWA Noon FS1 MARYLAND at MINNESOTA TBA ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Syracuse at MARYLAND Noon ESPN/ESPN2 PENN STATE at MICHIGAN STATE Army at MICHIGAN Noon FOX INDIANA at NEBRASKA Cincinnati at OHIO STATE Noon ABC WISCONSIN at OHIO STATE Vanderbilt at PURDUE Noon BTN ILLINOIS at PURDUE ILLINOIS at Connecticut 3:30 p.m. CBSSN Liberty at RUTGERS Eastern Illinois at INDIANA 3:30 p.m. BTN NEBRASKA at Colorado 3:30 p.m. FOX SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Central Michigan at WISCONSIN 3:30 p.m. BTN MICHIGAN at MARYLAND (HC) Noon TBA Western Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE 7:30 p.m. BTN RUTGERS at ILLINOIS Buffalo at PENN STATE 7:30 p.m. FOX NORTHWESTERN at INDIANA MINNESOTA at Fresno State 10:30 p.m. CBSSN NEBRASKA at PURDUE

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Eastern Michigan at ILLINOIS Noon BTN ILLINOIS at MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE at INDIANA Noon FOX PENN STATE at MINNESOTA MARYLAND at Temple Noon CBSSN PURDUE at NORTHWESTERN Pittsburgh at PENN STATE Noon ABC MARYLAND at OHIO STATE Georgia Southern at MINNESOTA 3:30 p.m. BTN IOWA at WISCONSIN UNLV at NORTHWESTERN 3:30 p.m. BTN IOWA at Iowa State 4 p.m. FS1 SATURDAY, NOV. 16 Arizona State at MICHIGAN STATE 4 p.m. FOX MINNESOTA at IOWA TCU at PURDUE 7:30 p.m. BTN MICHIGAN STATE at MICHIGAN Northern Illinois at NEBRASKA 8 p.m. FS1 WISCONSIN at NEBRASKA Massachusetts at NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 INDIANA at PENN STATE MICHIGAN at WISCONSIN Noon FOX OHIO STATE at RUTGERS NEBRASKA at ILLINOIS Connecticut at INDIANA SATURDAY, NOV. 23 MICHIGAN STATE at NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN at INDIANA Miami (Ohio) at OHIO STATE ILLINOIS at IOWA College at RUTGERS NEBRASKA at MARYLAND MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 PENN STATE at OHIO STATE PENN STATE at MARYLAND 8 p.m. FS1 MICHIGAN STATE at RUTGERS PURDUE at WISCONSIN SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 INDIANA at MICHIGAN STATE (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBA FRIDAY, NOV. 29 Middle Tennessee State at IOWA TBA ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU IOWA at NEBRASKA 2:30 p.m. BTN RUTGERS at MICHIGAN OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 30 MINNESOTA at PURDUE OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN Noon FOX NORTHWESTERN at WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN at ILLINOIS MARYLAND at MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY, OCT. 5 WISCONSIN at MINNESOTA IOWA at MICHIGAN (HC) Noon TBA RUTGERS at PENN STATE PURDUE at PENN STATE (HC) Noon ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 INDIANA at PURDUE ILLINOIS at MINNESOTA (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBA NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBA SATURDAY, DEC. 7 MICHIGAN STATE at OHIO STATE (HC) 7:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN Big Ten Championship Game (1) 8 p.m. FOX Kent State at WISCONSIN TBA ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU MARYLAND at RUTGERS All Times Eastern (1) - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. (HC) - Homecoming Weekend

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Through the Big Ten’s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 2,000 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis.