Wisconsin’s Week 7 trip to UCLA will have to wait a little longer for the full TV treatment.
The Big Ten has already locked in five of the seven conference games on the Week 7 slate, but the kickoff time and channel for Wisconsin vs. UCLA will not be announced until after this weekend’s games.
Nebraska vs. Oregon is in the same boat.
That means the Badgers, who are off this week before turning their attention to a cross-country trip, still won’t know exactly when they’ll play before Saturday arrives. It’s a little less notice than Wisconsin usually gets, since the Big Ten typically releases the conference television schedule two weeks out.
So far, Week 7 includes one Friday night game: Washington at Purdue at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
On Saturday, the announced matchups are Ohio State at Indiana at 12:00 p.m. ET on FOX, Northwestern at Michigan State at 12:00 p.m.
ET on Peacock, Rutgers at Maryland at 12:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network, and Penn State at Michigan at 3:30 p.m.
ET on a network still to be determined.
As for Wisconsin-UCLA, a night slot would not be a surprise. UCLA’s two home games this season have both landed in the evening.
The Bruins opened against Purdue at 8:00 p.m. Pacific and later played San Diego State at 4:15 p.m.
Pacific.
UCLA enters Week 6 ranked No. 21 and unbeaten at 4-0 under new head coach Bob Chesney, but the Bruins are about to get their toughest test yet. They travel to face No.
13 Oregon on the road this weekend and are 11.5-point underdogs in a game set for 12:30 p.m. Pacific on CBS.
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