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ESPN Adds More Big Ten Games To 2013 Football TV Schedule

By Kevin Kelley - June 7, 2013
Michigan State Spartans

ESPN has added additional games to their 2013 TV schedule. (Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)

ESPN has added more Big Ten games to their early season 2013 college football TV schedule, the network announced this morning.

Games added for Saturday, Aug. 31 include Buffalo at Ohio State (Noon ET, ESPN2) and Syracuse vs. Penn State (Sat., Aug. 31, 3:30 ET, ABC/ESPN2).

Additions to the slate for Saturday, Sept. 7 include USF at Michigan State (Noon ET, ESPN2 or ESPNU), Cincinnati at Illinois (Noon ET, ESPN2 or ESPNU), and San Diego State at Ohio State (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2).

Per the Big Ten, start times for remaining games on the Big Ten Network for the first three weeks of the season could be released as early as next week.

Below are games involving Big Ten schools that have been selected for television as of June 7:

Big Ten – 2013, Week 1
Date Game Time (ET) Network
Thu., Aug. 29 UNLV at Minnesota 7:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Fri., Aug. 30 Western Michigan at Michigan State 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Aug. 31 Buffalo at Ohio State Noon ESPN2
Sat, Aug. 31 Syracuse vs. Penn State (at NJ) 3:30 p.m. ABC and ESPN2
Sat, Aug. 31 Indiana State at Indiana 7:00 p.m. Big Ten Network (Regional)
Sat, Aug. 31 Wyoming at Nebraska 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Aug. 31 Northwestern at California 10:30 p.m. ESPN2
Big Ten – 2013, Week 2
Sat, Sep. 7 South Florida at Michigan State Noon ESPN2 or ESPNU
Sat, Sep. 7 Cincinnati at Illinois Noon ESPN2 or ESPNU
Sat, Sep. 7 San Diego State at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. ABC and ESPN2
Sat, Sep. 7 Navy at Indiana 6:00 p.m. Big Ten Network (Regional)
Sat, Sep. 7 Southern Miss at Nebraska 6:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Sep. 7 Syracuse at Northwestern 6:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Sep. 7 Notre Dame at Michigan 8:00 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Big Ten – 2013, Week 3
Sat, Sep. 14 UCLA at Nebraska Noon ABC
Sat, Sep. 14 Bowling Green at Indiana Noon ESPNU
Sat, Sep. 14 Iowa at Iowa State 6:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1
Sat, Sep. 14 UCF at Penn State 6:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Sep. 14 Washington vs. Illinois (at Chicago, IL) 6:00 p.m Big Ten Network
Sat, Sep. 14 Ohio State at California 7:00 p.m. FOX
Sat, Sep. 14 No. 10 Notre Dame at Purdue 8:00 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Sep. 14 Wisconsin at Arizona State 10:30 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Big Ten – 2013, Other Games
Sat., Sep. 21 Missouri at Indiana 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Sep. 28 Iowa at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. ABC
Sat, Sep. 28 Wisconsin at Ohio State 8:00 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 5 Minnesota at Michigan 3:30 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 5 Ohio State at Northwestern 8:00 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 12 Michigan at Penn State 5:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Sat., Oct. 19 Indiana at Michigan 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Oct. 19 Iowa at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 19 Wisconsin at Illinois 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network
Sat, Oct. 26 Penn State at Ohio State 8:00 p.m. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Fri, Nov. 29 Iowa at Nebraska Noon ABC
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There are some Big Badger games that have not been picked up yet. BYU @ Wisconsin should be huge, especially non conference late in the season! Lets go ESPN pick it up :)

I expect that the BYU vs Wisconsin game will be picked up by one of the ESPN networks it has a likelihood to be a late season top 25 matchup between 2 coaches very familiar with each other.

Every Big Ten home game will be televised on either ESPN/ESPN2/ABC or on BTN. I imagine each and every road game will be televised also;

Why does the Big Ten Network air alot of their games at the same time instead of spreading them out. In Week 2 and Week 3 they have several games at 6 PM. Especially in Week 3 where there is no afternoon game spread them out more.

You have both the PS/Syracuse game and the Ohio State vs. Buffalo at Noon (EST) on 8/31 and then on the schedule below different times? Is the schedule correct?