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After nearly a month of waiting, the B1G has officially revealed the kickoff times and broadcast information for the Week 1 schedule. The conference released the information on Monday morning.
The first week of the season will begin with a Friday night game on Oct. 23 between Illinois and Wisconsin. There will be six games on Saturday, Oct. 24, kicking off the first weekend of the nine-game, conference-only schedule.
Here’s a look at the kickoff times and broadcast networks for those games (all times ET):
Friday, Oct. 23
Illinois vs. Wisconsin – 8:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Saturday, Oct. 24
Rutgers vs. Michigan State – 12:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Nebraska vs. Ohio State – 12:00 p.m. (FOX)
Penn State vs. Indiana – 3:30 p.m. (FS1)
Iowa vs. Purdue – 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Maryland vs. Northwestern – 7:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Michigan vs. Minnesota – 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB