Fans of Buffalo, Syracuse, South Florida, Cincinnati, and San Diego State can show some enthusiasm today as ESPN has included one of their non-conference games in the ESPN/ Big Ten TV contract. Overall 7 games during the first 3 weeks were added to the ESPN/ Big 10 schedule, and 9 games overall were added to the schedule. Below is the press release.
Seven Big Ten College Football Games Added to ESPN’s 2013 Schedule
ESPN has added seven Big Ten Conference college football games during the first three weeks of the 2013 season. Combined with previously released prime-time matchups, nine games will be televised across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPNU in the first three weeks. Overall, 17 Big Ten Conference-controlled games have been selected for telecast during the 2013 campaign.
The lineup is highlighted by six games involving top ranked Ohio State in an early ESPN.com preseason top 25 poll for 2013. Additional ranked teams on the schedule include: No. 9 Michigan, No. 22 Nebraska, No. 24 Northwestern and No. 25 Wisconsin from the Big Ten as well as No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 19 UCLA.
Additional games will be announced as the season progresses.
The 2013 Big Ten schedule as of June 7 (additional selections to be announced):
Date
|
Time (ET)
|
Game
|
Network
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Sat, Aug 31
|
Noon
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Buffalo at No. 1 Ohio State
|
ESPN2
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3:30 p.m.
|
Syracuse vs. Penn State (East Rutherford, N.J.)
|
ABC and ESPN2
| |
Sat, Sep 7
|
Noon
|
South Florida at Michigan State
|
ESPN2 or ESPNU
|
Noon
|
Cincinnati at Illinois
|
ESPN2 or ESPNU
| |
3:30 p.m.
|
San Diego State at No. 1 Ohio State
|
ABC and ESPN2
| |
8 p.m.
|
No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 9 Michigan *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
| |
Sat, Sep 14
|
Noon
|
No. 19 UCLA at No. 22 Nebraska
|
ABC
|
Noon
|
Bowling Green at Indiana
|
ESPNU
| |
8 p.m.
|
No. 10 Notre Dame at Purdue *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
| |
Sat, Sep 28
|
3:30 p.m.
|
Iowa at Minnesota *
|
ABC
|
8 p.m.
|
No. 25 Wisconsin at No. 1 Ohio State *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
| |
Sat, Oct 5
|
3:30 p.m.
|
Minnesota at No. 9 Michigan *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
|
8 p.m.
|
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 24 Northwestern *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
| |
Sat, Oct 12
|
5 p.m.
|
No. 9 Michigan at Penn State *
|
ESPN or ESPN2
|
Sat, Oct 19
|
3:30 p.m.
|
Iowa at No. 1 Ohio State
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
|
Sat, Oct 26
|
8 p.m.
|
Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State *
|
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
|
Fri, Nov 29
|
Noon
|
Iowa at No. 22 Nebraska
|
ABC
|
* previously released
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