Ryan Day, head coach of the Ohio State University football team
Ryan Day, head coach of the Ohio State University football team, speaks during the Ohio State football team’s media availability at the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility on August 22, 2024.
Week 1 of the college football season is finally here and a slate of Big Ten teams are featured in some of the top matchups of the opening schedule.
Among the Big Ten teams in action is No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU, one of a handful of ranked matchups to open the season, and No. 9 Penn State vs. West Virginia, where the Nittany Lions will travel to Morgantown for a difficult road game.
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Each of the Pac-12’s four new schools – Washington, USC, Oregon and UCLA – will play their first games as members of the Big Ten, with Oregon entering this season as one of the top contenders for the national championship.
Here is the full Big Ten schedule for Week 1 of the college football season:
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Big Ten football games today
All times are Eastern Time.
Here is the full list of Big Ten games for Week 1:
- Howard at Rutgers (Thursday) | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- North Carolina at Minnesota (Thursday) | 8pm | Fox (Fubo)
- Eastern Illinois at Illinois (Thursday) | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Florida Atlantic at Michigan State (Friday) | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Western Michigan at Wisconsin (Friday) | 9 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo)
- Penn State at West Virginia | 12pm | Fox (Fubo)
- Illinois State at Iowa | 12pm | Big Ten Network
- UConn at Maryland | 12pm | FS1 (Fubo)
- Indiana State at Purdue | 12pm | Big Ten Network
- Akron vs. Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS (Fubo)
- FIU at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- UTEP in Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | Fox (Fubo)
- Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Idaho vs. Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Fresno State at Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC (Fubo)
- UCLA in Hawaii | 7:30 p.m. | CBS (Fubo)
- Weber State in Washington | 11pm | Big Ten Network
- USC at LSU (Sunday) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
What channel is showing Big Ten football games today?
- TV channels: CBS, NBC, Fox, FS1 and Big Ten Network
- Streaming: Big Ten+, Fubo
Big Ten games in Week 1 will be broadcast live on a variety of channels, including CBS, NBC, Fox, FS1 and Big Ten Network. Big Ten Network games can be streamed using Big Ten+, while Fubo, which offers a free trial to prospective subscribers, offers streaming for the regular TV channels.
Watch select Big Ten games live with Fubo (free trial)
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