Oregon’s Oct. 17 home game against Nebraska is still in limbo.
The Big Ten announced its Week 7 television schedule Monday, but Nebraska at Oregon was one of three conference games put on a six-day hold. That means the kickoff time and TV network won’t be set until Saturday night or Sunday morning, after Week 6 wraps up.
Penn State at Michigan and Wisconsin at UCLA were also left undecided.
For now, the Big Ten has only partially filled out its Week 7 slate:
Washington at Purdue - 5 p.m. PT, FOX
Saturday, Oct. 17
Ohio State at Indiana - 9 a.m. PT, FOX
Northwestern at Michigan State - 9 a.m. PT, Peacock
Rutgers at Maryland - 9:30 a.m. PT, Big Ten Network
Penn State at Michigan - 12:30 p.m. PT, network TBD
Nebraska at Oregon - time and network TBD
Wisconsin at UCLA - time and network TBD
The Ducks’ matchup with UCLA this weekend figures to play a major role in how the conference and its TV partners sort out the remaining games. NBC and CBS are expected to hold the top choices among the undecided matchups, and the winner of Oregon-UCLA would appear to have the edge for the first pick between those two networks, with the loser likely sliding to the other.
There is one wrinkle that could shake up that order.
If Penn State beats USC at home this weekend, the Nittany Lions’ trip to Michigan could become the more appealing national showcase and push into one of the premium windows.
If that happens, Nebraska-Oregon, Wisconsin-UCLA and Penn State-Michigan would be more likely to end up on FS1 or the Big Ten Network.
Until then, Oregon fans planning ahead for the Nebraska game will need to wait a little longer. The Ducks’ Week 7 kickoff will be set only after this weekend’s results give the Big Ten a clearer picture of which games are most attractive to its television partners.
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