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

Sat, Aug 31

Noon Buffalo at No. 1 Ohio State ESPN2

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