2018 BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 27

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 2018 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS WEEK 1 SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION THURSDAY, AUG. 30 New Mexico State at MINNESOTA Conference Games All Games 7 p.m. | BTN W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 NORTHWESTERN at PURDUE Maryland 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 8 p.m. | ESPN 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3 Michigan State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 FRIDAY, AUG. 31 State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W5 Utah State at MICHIGAN STATE Penn State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W4 7 p.m. | BTN Rutgers 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3 Western at WISCONSIN WEST DIVISION 9 p.m. | ESPN Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L12 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L10 Kent State at ILLINOIS 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 Noon | BTN Minnesota 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 Nebraska 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L4 Texas vs. MARYLAND (at FedEx Field) Northwestern 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W7 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W8 Noon | FS1 Purdue 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Wisconsin 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W15 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Oregon State at OHIO STATE Noon | ABC

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Texas State at RUTGERS Noon| BTN • The 123rd season of Big Ten football will commence this weekend as 14 teams open the 2018 campaign. For the second-straight season, there will be a Big Ten matchup on the opening weekend of the season as Northern Illinois at IOWA Northwestern visits Purdue at 8 p.m. ET on August 30. That same night, Minnesota will make its 2018 debut 3:30 p.m. | BTN at home against New Mexico State at 7 p.m. Michigan State and Wisconsin will each open the season on Fri- day, Aug. 31, as the Spartans host Utah State at 7 p.m. and the Badgers welcome Western Kentucky to Camp Appalachian State at PENN STATE Randall at 9 p.m. The remaining nine schools will kick off the 2018 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 1. The complete 3:30 p.m. | BTN opening weekend schedule appears to the right. INDIANA at International • will make his debut on the Nebraska sideline Saturday night as the Huskers host Akron. A 7 p.m. | CBSSN member of two Husker national championship teams, Frost returns to his alma mater after two highly suc- cessful seasons as the at UCF, where he guided the Knights to a perfect 13-0 season in 2017, MICHIGAN at Notre Dame and a 19-7 record in two seasons in Orlando. 7:30 p.m. | NBC

• The 2018 campaign will feature 46 All-Big Ten players (11 first-team, 15 second-team, 20 third-team) and Akron at NEBRASKA 60 honorable mention selections from last season. 8 p.m. | FOX

• The winners of two of the 14 regular-season individual awards from last season will also hit the field again All times ET this fall. Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor was named the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year last season, while Ohio State’s Nick Bosa was tabbed the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. FOLLOW THE BIG TEN • Nearly 275 Academic-All Big Ten selections return from the 2017 season, along with 25 Big Ten The Big Ten football page on bigten.org will feature Distinguished Scholars. notes, recaps, statistics, standings and more. You can also • The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest bowl lineup in conference history. This season, the Big keep track of Big Ten football in real time by following Ten’s bowl lineup will be highlighted by 16 potential bowl destinations in Arizona, , Florida, the conference on Twitter @B1Gfootball and @BigTen or Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas. becoming a fan of the on Facebook to receive exclusive updates. • The first Saturday of the season will feature a neutral site contest between Maryland and Texas. The Terps will face the Longhorns at noon ET at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on FS1. /BigTenConference • Ohio State was crowned the 2017 Big Ten Champion after its 27-21 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game presented by Discover. It was the Buckeyes’ 36th Big Ten title and first since 2014. @B1Gfootball @BigTen Ohio State will look to repeat as conference champions for the first time since winning five consecutive titles from 2005-09. @bigtenconf

• Ohio State and Wisconsin will look to repeat as division champions this season, as the Badgers finished 9-0 to win the West Division for the second consecutive season and the Buckeyes completed the season with an 8-1 mark to claim the East Division, giving the Buckeyes at least a share of their sixth straight divi- sion title. Last season’s divisional crowns marked the fourth for the Badgers and sixth for the Buckeyes.

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 WEEKLY COACHES BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2018-19 BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE MEDIA CONTACTS BOWL DESTINATIONS The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION SERVPRO First Responder Bowl media teleconferences will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2018 Aug. 28, and continue through Tuesday, Nov. 20. INDIANA ILLINOIS 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Jeff Keag Kent Brown [email protected] [email protected] Dallas, Texas The calls are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - Phone: (812) 855-6209 Derek Neal Cotton Bowl Stadium 12:52 p.m. CT. The calls will be available for play- [email protected] Big Ten vs. Conference USA back roughly two hours following the conclusion MARYLAND Phone: (217) 333-1391 of each call at bigten.org. Dustin Semonavick Quick Lane Bowl [email protected] IOWA Sean Ellenby Steve Roe Dec. 26, 2018 Contact the Big Ten Communications office for [email protected] [email protected] 5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN the phone and weekly passcode. Phone: (301) 314-7065 Phone: (319) 335-9411 Detroit, Mich. Ford Field The coaches order on each call is as follows (all MICHIGAN MINNESOTA Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame David Ablauf Paul Rovnak times Central): [email protected] [email protected] Chad Shepard Phone: (612) 625-9379 New Era Pinstripe Bowl 11:00 a.m. – Chris Ash, Rutgers [email protected] Ryan Tibbitts Dec. 27, 2018 11:08 a.m. – , Michigan Phone: (734) 764-6456 [email protected] 5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN 11:16 a.m. – , Wisconsin Bronx, N.Y. MICHIGAN STATE NEBRASKA 11:24 a.m. – Scott Frost, Nebraska Ben Phlegar Keith Mann 11:32 a.m. – Mark Dantonio, Michigan State [email protected] [email protected] Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame 11:40 a.m. – , Iowa Phone: (517) 355-2271 Phone: (402) 472-2263 11:48 a.m. – P.J. Fleck, Minnesota Franklin American Mortgage 11:56 a.m. – , Northwestern OHIO STATE NORTHWESTERN Music City Bowl Jerry Emig Paul Kennedy 12:04 p.m. – , Illinois [email protected] [email protected] Dec. 28, 2018 12:12 p.m. – Matt Canada, Maryland Phone: (614) 688-0343 Phone: (847) 467-2028 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN 12:20 p.m. – , Purdue Nashville, Tenn. 12:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State PENN STATE PURDUE Nissan Stadium 12:36 p.m. – Ryan Day, Ohio State Kristina Petersen Matt Rector Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC [email protected] [email protected] 12:44 p.m. – Tom Allen, Indiana Phone: (814) 865-1757 Phone: (765) 494-3196 San Francisco Bowl RUTGERS WISCONSIN Dec. 31, 2018 Hasim Phillips Brian Lucas 3 p.m. ET, FOX [email protected] [email protected] Santa Clara, Calif. Phone: (732) 445-6069 Phone: (608) 263-5052 Jimmy Gill Brian Mason Levi’s Stadium [email protected] [email protected] Big Ten vs. Pac-12

San Diego County Credit Union BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Holiday Bowl Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only Dec. 31, 2018 EAST DIVISION 7 p.m. ET, FS1 Tom Allen, IND 5-8 (2nd) 5-8 (2nd) 2-7 San Diego, Calif. Matt Canada, MD 0-0 (1st) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 SDCCU Stadium Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Jim Harbaugh, MICH 86-38 (11th) 28-11 (4th) 18-8 Mark Dantonio, MSU 118-62 (15th) 100-45 (12th) 60-30 TaxSlayer Ryan Day, OSU 0-0 (1st) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 Dec. 31, 2018 James Franklin, PSU 60-32 (8th) 36-17 (5th) 20-13 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Chris Ash, RU 6-18 (3rd) 6-18 (3rd) 3-15 Jacksonville, Fla. TIAA Bank Field WEST DIVISION Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC Lovie Smith, ILL 5-19 (3rd) 5-19 (3rd) 2-16 Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 155-118 (23rd) 143-97 (20th) 86-68 Outback Bowl P.J. Fleck, MINN 35-29 (6th) 5-7 (2nd) 2-7 Jan. 1, 2019 Scott Frost, NEB 19-7 (3rd) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 Noon ET, ESPN2 Pat Fitzgerald, NU 87-65 (13th) 87-65 (13th) 48-50 Tampa, Fla. Jeff Brohm, PUR 37-16 (5th) 7-6 (2nd) 4-5 Raymond James Stadium Paul Chryst, WIS 52-27 (7th) 33-8 (4th) 22-4 Big Ten vs. SEC 2018-19 PLAYOFF BOWLS Jan. 1, 2019 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Capital One Orange Bowl Rose 1 p.m. ET, ABC National Semifinal National Semifinal Presented by Orlando, Fla. Dec. 29, 2018 Dec. 29, 2018 Northwestern Mutual Camping World Stadium 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Jan. 1, 2019 Big Ten vs. SEC Arlington, Texas Miami Gardens, Fla. 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium Hard Rock Stadium Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Stadium Rose Bowl Game Presented by PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Northwestern Mutual Jan. 1, 2019 Dec. 29, 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 1, 2019 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Noon ET, ESPN Jan. 1, 2019 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Glendale, Ariz. Atlanta, Ga. 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN Pasadena, Calif. University of Phoenix Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium New Orleans, La. Rose Bowl Stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome Big Ten vs. Pac-12

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,700 Academic All-Americans, including 34 honorees during the 2017-18 academic year. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 3 BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 1, 2018. 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 , including the Rose Bowl Game. Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 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 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game will go on sale at noon ET on Saturday, July 28. 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, Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Go to bigten.org for more information. Capacity: 66,701 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 2018 campaign. The Big Ten’s enhanced football awards pro- Championship Game Awards gram presents 19 individual trophies in addition to the Big Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, 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) , Ohio State less students and coaches who have contributed to the Postcollegiate Awards conference’s rich and storied history. (vote by school administrators) Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately , Iowa Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award , Minnesota following the regular season, including awards for the Anthony Thompson, Indiana best , 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 , Northwestern individual position awards features the names of two , Ohio State former standouts. Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota , 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 , 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 , 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 , Purdue Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year award. , Purdue Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year , 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 , Purdue awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game Most Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year , 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. , 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 70 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 four in the top 25. Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlisting former The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,700 Academic All- students that competed in conference athletics to serve as liaisons to Americans, including 34 honorees during the 2017-18 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 A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS 1992. Big Ten schools have won at least seven national championships in seven of the last 10 academic years and at least three in each of the last Implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in 25 years. 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006.

In the last five full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have Launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) in 2007, the first national claimed 31 team national championships in 15 different sports. conference-owned television network.

Over the last 12 full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the effects of head won 85 team national titles in 23 different sports. injuries in sports in 2012.

BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support affiliate members in men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, to more than 9,800 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for respectively, and added Notre Dame as a sport affiliate member in more than 11,000 participation opportunities on more than 350 teams men’s ice hockey in 2017. in 42 different sports. EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 Through the Big Ten’s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 1,600 Big Ten events are produced and women’s lacrosse the last five years. distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis.

The Big Ten leads the nation in total students competing in BTN is in almost 60 million homes across the United States and Canada. intercollegiate athletics and participation opportunities, and sponsors BTN2Go is BTN’s digital extension, delivering live and on-demand more official sports than all conferences except the Ivy League. programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. BTN Plus within BTN2Go streams hundreds of additional events each season. Almost 1,400 Big Ten competitors have participated in the Olympics, winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold. In the 2016 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT and 2018 Olympic Games, more than 200 representatives from Big Ten For more than 25 years, through the Big Ten’s SCORE (Success Comes institutions including current or former students and coaches were Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with members of Olympic teams. Big Ten Olympians collected more than 50 Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance. medals in the most recent games in Rio and PyeongChang. Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball PASSIONATE FOLLOWING Tournaments, the conference has held numerous community initiatives, The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly partnered with the College Football Playoff Foundation and other 580,000 students. events such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Youth Football Clinics. In addition, the Big Ten has hosted a downtown 5K, Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and provided as the conference has led the nation in attendance for men’s basketball, unique event experiences for military veterans. ice hockey, volleyball and wrestling. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 5 2018 COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE/MATCHUP TIME BROADCAST DATE/MATCHUP TIME BROADCAST THURSDAY, AUG. 30 SATURDAY, OCT. 13 New Mexico State at MINNESOTA 7 p.m. BTN IOWA at INDIANA (HC) 12 p.m. ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 NORTHWESTERN at PURDUE 8 p.m. ESPN RUTGERS at MARYLAND (HC) 12 p.m. NEBRASKA at NORTHWESTERN (HC) 12 p.m. FRIDAY, AUG. 31 PURDUE at ILLINOIS (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. Utah State at MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. BTN MICHIGAN STATE at PENN STATE (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. Western Kentucky at WISCONSIN 9 p.m. ESPN MINNESOTA at OHIO STATE WISCONSIN at MICHIGAN SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 Kent State at ILLINOIS 12 p.m. BTN SATURDAY, OCT. 20 Oregon State at OHIO STATE 12 p.m. ABC MARYLAND at IOWA (HC) 12 p.m. Texas State at RUTGERS 12 p.m. BTN NORTHWESTERN at RUTGERS (HC) 12 p.m. MARYLAND vs. Texas [1] 12 p.m. FS1 ILLINOIS at WISCONSIN (HC) 12 p.m. Northern Illinois at IOWA 3:30 p.m. BTN PENN STATE at INDIANA TBA ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Appalachian State at PENN STATE 3:30 p.m. BTN MICHIGAN at MICHIGAN STATE TBA FOX/FS1 INDIANA at Florida International 7 p.m. CBSSN MINNESOTA at NEBRASKA MICHIGAN at Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. NBC OHIO STATE at PURDUE Akron at NEBRASKA 8 p.m. FOX FRIDAY, OCT. 26 SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 INDIANA at MINNESOTA 8 p.m. FS1 Western Michigan at MICHIGAN 12 p.m. FS1 Duke at NORTHWESTERN 12 p.m. ESPNU SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Eastern Michigan at PURDUE 12 p.m. BTN ILLINOIS at MARYLAND New Mexico at WISCONSIN 12 p.m. BTN IOWA at PENN STATE Colorado at NEBRASKA 3:30 p.m. ABC PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE RUTGERS at OHIO STATE 3:30 p.m. BTN WISCONSIN at NORTHWESTERN Iowa State at IOWA 5 p.m. FOX MARYLAND at Bowling Green 6 p.m. ESPN+ SATURDAY, NOV. 3 Western Illinois at ILLINOIS 7:30 p.m. BTN Notre Dame at NORTHWESTERN TBA ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Virginia at INDIANA 7:30 p.m. BTN MINNESOTA at ILLINOIS Fresno State at MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m. FS1 MICHIGAN STATE at MARYLAND PENN STATE at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. ABC PENN STATE at MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE at Arizona State 10:45 p.m. ESPN NEBRASKA at OHIO STATE IOWA at PURDUE SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 RUTGERS at WISCONSIN Ball State at INDIANA 12 p.m. BTN Temple at MARYLAND 12 p.m. BTN SATURDAY, NOV. 10 Troy at NEBRASKA 12 p.m. BTN MARYLAND at INDIANA Kent State at PENN STATE 12 p.m. FS1 NORTHWESTERN at IOWA RUTGERS at Kansas 12 p.m. FSN OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN STATE South Florida vs. ILLINOIS [2] 3:30 p.m. BTN PURDUE at MINNESOTA SMU at MICHIGAN 3:30 p.m. BTN ILLINOIS at NEBRASKA Miami (OH) at MINNESOTA 3:30 p.m. BTN WISCONSIN at PENN STATE BYU at WISCONSIN 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 MICHIGAN at RUTGERS Northern Iowa at IOWA 7:30 p.m. BTN Akron at NORTHWESTERN 7:30 p.m. BTN SATURDAY, NOV. 17 Missouri at PURDUE 7:30 p.m. BTN IOWA at ILLINOIS TCU vs. OHIO STATE [3] 8 p.m. ABC OHIO STATE at MARYLAND INDIANA at MICHIGAN FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 NORTHWESTERN at MINNESOTA PENN STATE at ILLINOIS 9 p.m. FS1 MICHIGAN STATE at NEBRASKA WISCONSIN at PURDUE SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 PENN STATE at RUTGERS Boston College at PURDUE (HC) 12 p.m. ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 MICHIGAN STATE at INDIANA FRIDAY, NOV. 23 WISCONSIN at IOWA NEBRASKA at IOWA 12 p.m. FOX MINNESOTA at MARYLAND NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN SATURDAY, NOV. 24 Tulane at OHIO STATE MICHIGAN at OHIO STATE 12 p.m. FOX Buffalo at RUTGERS PURDUE at INDIANA RUTGERS at MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 ILLINOIS at NORTHWESTERN PURDUE at NEBRASKA (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. MARYLAND at PENN STATE Central Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE MINNESOTA at WISCONSIN MICHIGAN at NORTHWESTERN OHIO STATE at PENN STATE SATURDAY, DEC. 1 INDIANA at RUTGERS Big Ten Championship Game [4] 8 p.m. FOX

SATURDAY, OCT. 6 [1] FedExField, Landover, Md.; [2] Soldier Field, Chicago; MARYLAND at MICHIGAN (HC) 12 p.m. [3] AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas; [4] Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. NORTHWESTERN at MICHIGAN STATE (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. IOWA at MINNESOTA (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. All Times Eastern INDIANA at OHIO STATE (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. (HC) - Homecoming Weekend ILLINOIS at RUTGERS NEBRASKA at WISCONSIN BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Through the Big Ten’s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 1,600 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis.