We have another sign that the 2018 college football season is getting close. On Tuesday morning, ESPN announced the broadcast assignments for Week 1 of the season.

Yes, it’s a small thing, but don’t pretend like you’re not excited.

For the three B1G games being aired on ESPN through the first week, we now know who will be on the call. Here’s the lineup for those conference contests.

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Thursday, Aug. 30

Northwestern vs. Purdue: Dave Fleming, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor

Friday, Aug. 31

Western Kentucky vs. Wisconsin: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker

Saturday, Sept. 1

Oregon State vs. Ohio State: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill

To see the full lineup of the broadcast schedule and crew assignments for Week 1 of the college football season, you can visit ESPN.