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Big Ten football schedule: Conference releases 2024 slate with additions of USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA


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The Big Ten launched its complete 2024 convention agenda, giving a clear-eyed view of subsequent yr’s slate with the additions of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA. The 18-member convention would be the greatest within the Football Bowl Subdivision, and the brand new scheduling style makes an attempt to steadiness geography, historical past and aggressive steadiness — a problem for a league that stretches from Piscataway, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California. 

Maryland hosts Michigan State within the first Big Ten sport of the yr in Week 2, however a number of apply quickly after. UCLA turns into the primary newcomer to play a Big Ten sport because the Bruins host Indiana on Sept. 14. One week later, USC travels to play two-time reigning Big Ten champion Michigan in a marquee matchup. Washington additionally hosts Northwestern the similar week. 

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The agenda makers opted to ease the power at the West Coast colleges within the early agenda. USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon best play two blended Big Ten video games out of doors of Pacific Time Zone throughout the month of September. However, one is a Huskies street shuttle to Rutgers, 3 time zones away. 

With the growth, the Big Ten opted to get rid of a divisional layout after greater than a decade. The Big Ten Championship Game will now characteristic the highest two groups within the convention standings after tiebreakers. Seventeen of the 18 member establishments have no less than one safe contention within the new “Flex Protect XVIII model,” which used to be launched originally of October. Penn State is the one crew that may have an absolutely rotating agenda. 

While the weekends are in large part set for video games, the Big Ten and its tv companions may alter different video games to Friday nights. As of unencumber, Nebraska-Iowa on Black Friday is the one scheduled Friday sport at the calendar. Washington, Rutgers and Northwestern are the one colleges closing with openings on their agenda. 

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2024 schedules for each and every Big Ten crew will also be considered beneath. 

Note: Not each and every crew has crammed out its nonconference slate.

Protected rivalries

  • Illinois: Northwestern, Purdue
  • Indiana: Purdue
  • Iowa: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
  • Maryland: Rutgers
  • Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
  • Michigan State: Michigan
  • Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
  • Nebraska: Iowa
  • Northwestern: Illinois
  • Ohio State: Michigan
  • Oregon: Washington
  • Purdue: Illinois, Indiana
  • Rutgers: Maryland
  • USC: UCLA
  • UCLA: USC
  • Washington: Oregon
  • Wisconsin: Iowa, Minnesota

2024 Big Ten agenda

Illinois

  • Aug. 31: Kansas
  • Sept. 7: Central Michigan
  • Sept. 14: Eastern Illinois
  • Sept. 21: at Nebraska
  • Sept. 28: at Penn State
  • Oct. 12: Purdue
  • Oct. 19: Michigan
  • Oct. 26: at Oregon
  • Nov. 2: Minnesota
  • Nov. 16: Michigan State
  • Nov. 23: at Rutgers
  • Nov. 30: at Northwestern

Indiana

  • Aug. 31: FIU
  • Sept. 7: Western Illinois
  • Sept. 14: at UCLA
  • Sept. 21: Charlotte
  • Sept. 28: Maryland
  • Oct. 5: at Northwestern
  • Oct. 19: Nebraska
  • Oct. 26: Washington
  • Nov. 2: at Michigan State
  • Nov. 9: Michigan
  • Nov. 23: at Ohio State
  • Nov. 30: Purdue

Iowa

  • Aug. 31: Illinois State
  • Sept. 7: Iowa State
  • Sept. 14: Troy
  • Sept. 21: at Minnesota
  • Oct. 5: at Ohio State
  • Oct. 12: Washington
  • Oct. 19: at Michigan State
  • Oct. 26: Northwestern
  • Nov. 2: Wisconsin
  • Nov. 9: at UCLA
  • Nov. 23: at Maryland
  • Nov. 29: Nebraska

Maryland

  • Aug. 31: UConn
  • Sept. 7: Michigan State
  • Sept. 14: at Virginia
  • Sept. 21: Villanova
  • Sept. 28: at Indiana
  • Oct. 12: Northwestern
  • Oct. 19: USC
  • Oct. 26: at Minnesota
  • Nov. 9: at Oregon
  • Nov. 16: Rutgers
  • Nov. 23: Iowa
  • Nov. 30: at Penn State

Michigan

  • Aug. 31: Fresno State
  • Sept. 7: Texas
  • Sept. 14: Arkansas State
  • Sept. 21: USC
  • Sept. 28: Minnesota
  • Oct. 5: at Washington
  • Oct. 19: at Illinois
  • Oct. 26: Michigan State
  • Nov. 2: Oregon
  • Nov. 9: at Indiana
  • Nov. 23: Northwestern
  • Nov. 30: at Ohio State

Michigan State

  • Aug. 31: FAU
  • Sept. 7: at Maryland
  • Sept. 14: Louisiana
  • Sept. 21: at Boston College
  • Sept. 28: Ohio State
  • Oct. 5: at Oregon
  • Oct. 19: Iowa
  • Oct. 26: at Michigan
  • Nov. 2: Indiana
  • Nov. 16: at Illinois
  • Nov. 23: Purdue
  • Nov. 30: Rutgers

Minnesota

  • Aug. 29: North Carolina
  • Sept. 7: Rhode Island
  • Sept. 14: Nevada
  • Sept. 21: Iowa
  • Sept. 28: at Michigan
  • Oct. 5: USC
  • Oct. 12: at UCLA
  • Oct. 26: Maryland
  • Nov. 2: at Illinois
  • No. 9: at Rutgers
  • Nov. 23: Penn State
  • Nov. 30: at Wisconsin

Nebraska

  • Aug. 31: UTEP
  • Sept. 7: Colorado
  • Sept. 14: Northern Iowa
  • Sept. 21: Illinois
  • Sept. 28: at Purdue
  • Oct. 5: Rutgers
  • Oct. 19: at Indiana
  • Oct. 26: at Ohio State
  • Nov. 2: UCLA
  • Nov. 16: at USC
  • Nov. 23: Wisconsin
  • Nov. 29: at Iowa

Northwestern

  • Aug. 31: Miami (Ohio)
  • Sept. 7: Duke
  • Sept. 21: at Washington
  • Oct. 5: Indiana
  • Oct. 12: at Maryland
  • Oct. 19: Wisconsin
  • Oct. 26: at Iowa
  • Nov. 2: at Purdue
  • Nov. 16: Ohio State
  • Nov. 23: at Michigan
  • Nov. 30: Illinois

Ohio State

  • Aug. 31: Southern Miss
  • Sept. 7: Western Michigan
  • Sept. 21: Marshall
  • Sept. 28: at Michigan State
  • Oct. 5: Iowa
  • Oct. 12: at Oregon
  • Oct. 26: Nebraska
  • Nov. 2: at Penn State
  • Nov. 9: Purdue
  • Nov. 16: at Northwestern
  • Nov. 23: Indiana
  • Nov. 30: Michigan

Oregon

  • Aug. 24: at Hawaii
  • Aug. 31: Idaho
  • Sept. 7: Texas Tech
  • Sept. 14: Boise State
  • Sept. 28: at UCLA
  • Oct. 5: Michigan State
  • Oct. 12: Ohio State
  • Oct. 19: at Purdue
  • Oct. 26: Illinois
  • Nov. 2: at Michigan
  • Nov. 9: Maryland
  • Nov. 16: at Wisconsin
  • Nov. 30: Washington

Penn State

  • Aug. 31: at West Virginia
  • Sept. 7: Bowling Green
  • Sept. 21: Kent State
  • Sept. 28: Illinois
  • Oct. 5: UCLA
  • Oct. 12: at USC
  • Oct. 26: at Wisconsin
  • Nov. 2: Ohio State
  • Nov. 9: Washington
  • Nov. 16: at Purdue
  • Nov. 23: at Minnesota
  • Nov. 30: Maryland

Purdue

  • Sept. 7: Indiana State
  • Sept. 14: Notre Dame
  • Sept. 21: at Oregon State
  • Sept. 28: Nebraska
  • Oct. 5: at Wisconsin
  • Oct. 12: at Illinois
  • Oct. 19: Oregon
  • Nov. 2: Northwestern
  • Nov. 9: at Ohio State
  • Nov. 16: Penn State
  • Nov. 23: at Michigan State
  • Nov. 30: at Indiana

Rutgers

  • Sept. 7: Akron
  • Sept. 21: at Virginia Tech
  • Sept. 28: Washington
  • Oct. 5: at Nebraska
  • Oct. 12: Wisconsin
  • Oct. 19: UCLA
  • Oct. 26: at USC
  • Nov. 9: Minnesota
  • Nov. 16: at Maryland
  • Nov. 23: Illinois
  • Nov. 30: at Michigan State

UCLA

  • Aug. 31: at Hawaii
  • Sept. 14: Indiana
  • Sept. 21: at LSU
  • Sept. 28: Oregon
  • Oct. 5: at Penn State
  • Oct. 12: Minnesota
  • Oct. 19: at Rutgers
  • Nov. 2: at Nebraska
  • Nov. 9: Iowa
  • Nov. 16: at Washington
  • Nov. 23: USC
  • Nov. 30: Fresno State

USC

  • Sept. 1: LSU (in Las Vegas)
  • Sept. 7: Utah State
  • Sept. 21: at Michigan
  • Sept. 28: Wisconsin
  • Oct. 5: at Minnesota
  • Oct. 12: Penn State
  • Oct. 19: at Maryland
  • Oct. 26: Rutgers
  • Nov. 2: at Washington
  • Nov. 16: Nebraska
  • Nov. 23: at UCLA
  • Nov. 30: Notre Dame

Washington

  • Aug. 31: Weber State
  • Sept. 7: Eastern Michigan
  • Sept. 21: Northwestern
  • Sept. 28: at Rutgers
  • Oct. 5: Michigan
  • Oct. 12: at Iowa
  • Oct. 26: at Indiana
  • Nov. 2: USC
  • Nov. 9: at Penn State
  • Nov. 16: UCLA
  • Nov. 30: at Oregon

Wisconsin

  • Aug. 31: Western Michigan
  • Sept. 7: South Dakota
  • Sept. 14: Alabama
  • Sept. 28: at USC
  • Oct. 5: Purdue
  • Oct. 12: at Rutgers
  • Oct. 19: at Northwestern
  • Oct. 26: Penn State
  • Nov. 2: at Iowa
  • Nov. 16: Oregon
  • Nov. 23: at Nebraska
  • Nov. 30: Minnesota



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