The Big Ten early season 2015 football TV schedule has been set, and it features 40 games slated for broadcast.
The schedule kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 3 with two games — Michigan at Utah (8:30pm ET, FS1) and TCU at Minnesota (9pm, ESPN).
The first Big Ten Conference matchup is slated for Saturday, Sept. 19 when Rutgers travels to take on Penn State. The game will kickoff at 8pm ET on BTN.
Listed below are the Big Ten games have been selected for television as of June 12 (some were previously announced). All remaining Big Ten controlled games will be announced six-to-12 days prior to the date of the game.
Big Ten Early Season 2015 Football TV Schedule
All times Eastern.
Thursday, Sept. 3
Michigan at Utah – 8:30pm, FOX Sports 1
TCU at Minnesota – 9pm, ESPN
Friday, Sept. 4
Michigan State at Western Michigan – 7pm, ESPNU
Kent State at Illinois – 9pm, BTN
Saturday, Sept. 5
Illinois State at Iowa – Noon, BTN
Norfolk State at Rutgers – Noon, ESPNews
Richmond at Maryland – Noon, ESPNU
Stanford at Northwestern – Noon, ESPN
BYU at Nebraska – 3:30pm, ABC
Southern Illinois at Indiana – 4pm, ESPNews
Alabama vs. Wisconsin (at Arlington, TX) – 8pm, ABC
Penn State at Temple – TBA
Sunday, Sept. 6
Purdue at Marshall – 3pm, FOX Sports 1
Monday, Sept. 7
Ohio State at Virginia Tech – 8pm, ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 12
Bowling Green at Maryland – Noon, BTN
Buffalo at Penn State – Noon, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Indiana State at Purdue – Noon, ESPNews
Miami (OH) at Wisconsin – Noon, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Oregon State at Michigan – Noon, ABC
Western Illinois at Illinois – Noon, BTN
Hawaii at Ohio State – 3:30pm, BTN
Minnesota at Colorado State – 3:30pm, CBSSN
Washington State at Rutgers – 3:30pm, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern – 4pm, ESPNews
Iowa at Iowa State – 4:30pm, FOX
FIU at Indiana – 8pm, BTN (Alternate)
Oregon at Michigan State – 8pm, ABC
South Alabama at Nebraska – 8pm, BTN
Saturday, Sept. 19
Air Force at Michigan State – Noon, ESPN or ESPN2
Illinois at North Carolina – Noon, ESPN or ESPN2
Kent State at Minnesota – Noon, BTN
UNLV at Michigan – Noon, BTN
USF at Maryland – Noon, ESPNews
Northwestern at Duke – 12:30pm, ACC Network
Nebraska at Miami (FL) – 3:30pm, ABC/ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Ohio State – 3:30pm, ABC/ESPN2
Troy at Wisconsin – 3:30pm, BTN
Virginia Tech at Purdue – 3:30pm, ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Indiana – 4pm, ESPNews
Pittsburgh at Iowa – 8pm, BTN (Alternate)
Rutgers at Penn State – 8pm, BT