Big Ten football schedule: Broadcast details released for first 3 weeks of 2023 season
The Big Ten football schedule is being finalized with broadcast details and kickoff times for the early portion of the 2023 college football season.
On Wednesday, the league officially announced full details for the first 3 weeks of the schedule. That includes a Week 1 slate that will span 4 days for the conference.
Nebraska at Minnesota will officially begin the B1G’s 2023 season Thursday, Aug. 31. Central Michigan at Michigan State will follow on Friday.
9 B1G teams will be active on Saturday, Sept. 2 with Ohio State at Indiana taking part in a conference contest. Northwestern at Rutgers has been bumped to Sunday, Sept. 3 to bring the Week 1 games to a conclusion.
Along with the early-season schedule, the B1G has announced the details for every homecoming game for all 14 teams. The date and time for the 2023 B1G Championship game have also been set.
Week 1
Thursday, Aug. 31
Nebraska at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Friday, Sept. 1
Central Michigan at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Saturday, Sept. 2
East Carolina at Michigan | 12 p.m. | Peacock
Utah State at Iowa | 12 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Fresno State at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Ohio State at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
Buffalo at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Towson at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
West Virginia at Penn State | 7:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock
Toledo at Illinois | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Sunday, Sept. 3
Northwestern at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
Week 2
Illinois at Kansas – Date, Network and Time TBD
Friday, Sept. 8
Indiana State at Indiana | 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Saturday, Sept. 9
Youngstown State at Ohio State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Nebraska at Colorado | 12 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Delaware at Penn State | 12 p.m. | Peacock
Purdue at Virginia Tech | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
UNLV at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
Richmond at Michigan State | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
UTEP at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Iowa at Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Charlotte at Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Temple at Rutgers | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Wisconsin at Washington State | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Week 3
Friday, Sept. 15
Virginia at Maryland | 7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Saturday, Sept. 16
Penn State at Illinois | 12 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Georgia Southern at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Louisville vs. Indiana | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App (game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis)
Western Michigan at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Virginia Tech at Rutgers | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Minnesota at North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Northwestern at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Western Kentucky at Ohio State | 4 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Washington at Michigan State | 5 p.m. | Peacock
Northern Illinois at Nebraska | 7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Syracuse at Purdue | 7:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock
Bowling Green at Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App
Week 4
Friday, Sept. 22
Wisconsin at Purdue | 7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Saturday, Sept. 23
Rutgers at Michigan | 12 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Maryland at Michigan State | 3:30 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 5
Saturday, Sept. 30
Louisiana at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Illinois at Purdue | 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 6
Friday, Oct. 6
Nebraska at Illinois | 8 p.m. | FS1, FOX Sports App
Saturday, Oct. 7
Maryland at Ohio State | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Rutgers at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Howard at Northwestern | 3 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Purdue at Iowa | 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 7
Saturday, Oct. 14
Michigan State at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Illinois at Maryland | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD (HC)
UMass at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 8
Saturday, Oct. 21
Rutgers at Indiana | 12 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Wisconsin at Illinois | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 9
Saturday, Oct. 28
Purdue at Nebraska | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD (HC)
Week 11
Saturday, Nov. 11
Michigan at Penn State | 12 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App
Week 13
Friday, Nov. 24
Iowa at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
B1G Championship
Saturday, Dec. 2
East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion | 8 p.m. | FOX, FOX Sports App (game played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis)
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