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Big Ten Network announces special day of programming celebrating 4 new members
By Andrew Olson
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The Big Ten officially expands to 18 members on Friday.
Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have already taken part in Big Ten Media Days, but the four former Pac-12 programs do not officially become B1G members until Aug. 2. The Big Ten Network will spend the day highlighting the conference newcomers.
On Wednesday, BTN announced a special programming schedule for Friday.
📢🗓️Clear your calendars! @GoDucks, @UCLAAthletics, @USC_Athletics and @UWAthletics officially join the Big Ten on Friday with a full day of #B1GWelcome programming on BTN.
Details: https://t.co/F6TBCAynN3 pic.twitter.com/cpyQBTOQ3c
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) July 31, 2024
The day will begin with four hours of classic games from all four schools, beginning with USC Volleyball Classic: USC at UCLA – 9/20/17 at 8 a.m. ET and followed by UCLA Women’s Soccer Classic: USC at UCLA – 11/3/17 at 9 a.m. ET. Oregon Volleyball Classic: Oregon at Penn State – 8/27/11 debuts at 10 a.m. ET, with Washington Soccer Classic: Washington at Indiana – 9/1/23 at 11 a.m. ET.
At noon, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today hosted by Dave Revsine, Rick Pizzo and Jake Butt will air. It will re-air at 5 p.m. ET and 12:30 a.m. ET.
Friday’s programming also includes the debut of Football Training Camp: Washington. All four new members will be featured in Football Training Camp, one-hour episodes to air during the month of August.
A new episode of Campus Eats will also debut Friday at midnight and re-air at 2:30 a.m. ET. Jenny Dell and Troy Johnson visit El Cholo at USC, Killer Burger in Eugene, Perry’s Cafe and Beach Rentals near UCLA, and Ivar’s Salmon House right off the Washington waters.
Here’s the full programming schedule:
| Show | Time (ET) |
| USC Volleyball Classic: USC at UCLA – 9/20/17 | 8 a.m. |
| UCLA Women’s Soccer Classic: USC at UCLA – 11/3/17 | 9 a.m. |
| Oregon Volleyball Classic: Oregon at Penn State – 8/27/11 | 10 a.m. |
| Washington Soccer Classic: Washington at Indiana – 9/1/23 | 11 a.m. |
| B1G Today | Noon |
| B1G Welcome: UCLA | 1 p.m. |
| The B1G Moment: Tyus Edney | 1:30 p.m. |
| B1G Trailblazers: Ann Meyers-Drysdale | 2 p.m. |
| B1G Welcome: Oregon | 3 p.m. |
| The B1G Moment: Women’s Track Triple Crown | 3:30 p.m. |
| B1G Trailblazers: Tinker Hatfield | 4 p.m. |
| B1G Today (Re-air) | 5 p.m. |
| B1G Welcome: USC | 6 p.m. |
| The B1G Moment: The Catch | 6:30 p.m. |
| B1G Trailblazers: Lizette Salas | 7 p.m. |
| Football Training Camp: Washington | 8 p.m. |
| B1G Welcome: Washington | 9 p.m. |
| The B1G Moment: Isaiah Thomas | 9:30 p.m. |
| B1G Trailblazers: Detlef Schrempf | 10 p.m. |
| Football Training Camp: Washington (Re-air) | 11 p.m. |
| Campus Eats: West Coastin’ | Midnight |
| B1G Today (Re-air) | 12:30 a.m. |
| UCLA Football Classic: USC at UCLA – 11/17/12 | 1:30 a.m. |
| Campus Eats: West Coastin’ (Re-air) | 2:30 a.m. |
| Football Training Camp: Washington (Re-air) | 3 a.m. |
| Washington Football Classic: 2023 Pac-12 Championship: Washington vs. Oregon – 12/1/23 | 4 a.m. |
| USC Football Classic: USC at Ohio State – 9/12/09 | 5 a.m. |
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.