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Big Ten football schedule expands with 18 games across four days

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Last updated Sep 3, 2026

Big Ten football schedule expands with 18 games across four days

Summary

The Big Ten football season continues this week with a full slate of 18 matchups scheduled from Thursday through Sunday. Action begins Thursday evening with Rutgers facing Massachusetts, Minnesota playing Eastern Illinois, and Illinois hosting UAB. Top-ranked Ohio State opens its schedule Saturday against Ball State, while second-ranked Oregon hosts Boise State and sixth-ranked Indiana meets North Texas. The weekend concludes Sunday with two games, highlighted by Wisconsin taking on fifth-ranked Notre Dame at Lambeau Field. A total of 18 programs participate in this multi-day sequence of games broadcast across networks including BTN, FS1, Fox, NBC, and Peacock. USC already holds a win over San Jose State from the opening week of play.

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•The 18-game schedule begins Thursday and concludes Sunday with Wisconsin versus Notre Dame.
•Top-ranked Ohio State plays Ball State on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET.
•USC defeated San Jose State 42-26 in a game played August 29.
•Games are distributed across BTN, FS1, Fox, NBC, CBS, ESPN, and Peacock platforms.

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