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TIP OFF! PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE BEGINS MONDAY, NOV. 6, WITH RUTGERS-PRINCETON AT 7 P.M. ET

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In-State Rivals Rutgers and Princeton Meet in Inaugural ‘Jersey Jam’ from CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J.; B1G College Countdown Pregame Coverage Begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock

Next Week’s Schedule Includes Peacock-Exclusive Quadrupleheader Friday, Nov. 10

Peacock’s Exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball Schedule Features 30+ Games Streaming Live this Season

Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 1, 2023 – Peacock’s exclusive slate of Big Ten men’s basketball – featuring 30+ games streaming live this season – tips off Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. ET as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights face the Princeton Tigers in the inaugural ‘Jersey Jam’ from CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J.

Rutgers finished last season with an 18-13 regular-season record and were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll twice throughout the season. Princeton, the 2022-23 Ivy League champions, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament last season as a 15 seed, defeating No. 2-seed Arizona and No. 7-seed Missouri during their Cinderella run. The in-state rival basketball programs first met in 1917 and have faced each other 120 times.

Calling Monday’s game are Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) and Tre Demps (analyst), who played collegiately at Northwestern from 2011-16 and twice earned honorable All-Big Ten honors as a point guard.

Coverage on Monday begins on Peacock with the B1G College Countdown pregame show at 6:30 p.m. ET, featuring host Ahmed Fareed alongside analysts Jordan Cornette and Josh Pastner.

Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule continues next Friday, Nov. 10, with a quadrupleheader featuring Ohio State hosting AP preseason No. 15 Texas A&M (7 p.m. ET) and Wisconsin hosting No. 9 Tennessee (9 p.m. ET).

Upcoming Big Ten Men’s Basketball Games Exclusively on Peacock:

Date Time (ET) Game Commentators
Mon., Nov. 6 7 p.m. Rutgers vs. Princeton Paul Burmeister, Tre Demps
Fri., Nov. 10 7 p.m. No. 15 Texas A&M vs. Ohio State Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel
Fri., Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Minnesota Rich Lerner, John Giannini
Fri., Nov. 10 8 p.m. Alabama State vs. Iowa Steve Burkowski, Tre Demps
Fri., Nov. 10 9 p.m. No. 9 Tennessee vs. Wisconsin Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo

 

BIG TEN ON PEACOCK

In addition to the 30+ Big Ten Men’s Basketball games streaming live this season, Peacock is the exclusive home of more than 20 Big Ten Women’s Basketball games in 2023-24, featuring multiple conference matchups of expected AP preseason Top 25 teams and two early-round Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament games. Click here for more.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

Peacock’s expansive programming features live coverage including Big Ten Football and Basketball, Notre Dame Football, Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-24 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Mon., Nov. 6 7 p.m. Princeton vs. Rutgers (Trenton, N.J.)
Fri., Nov. 10 7 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Ohio State
Fri., Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Minnesota
Fri., Nov. 10 8 p.m. Alabama State vs. Iowa
Fri., Nov. 10 9 p.m. Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
Fri., Nov. 17 7 p.m. Morehead State vs. Penn State
Sat., Nov. 18 2 p.m. USC Upstate vs. Minnesota
Sat., Nov. 18 4 p.m. Oregon State vs. Nebraska (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tues., Dec. 5 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Tues., Dec. 5 9 p.m. Indiana vs. Michigan
Sat., Dec. 16 4:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Purdue
Thurs., Dec. 21 7 p.m. LeMoyne vs. Penn State
Fri., Dec. 29 7 p.m. Maine vs. Minnesota
Fri., Dec. 29 8 p.m. Jackson State vs. Northwestern
Tues., Jan. 2 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Maryland
Thurs., Jan. 4 7 p.m. Penn State vs. Michigan State
Thurs., Jan. 4 9 p.m. Minnesota vs. Michigan
Tues., Jan. 9 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Rutgers
Tues., Jan. 9 9 p.m. Purdue vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan. 16 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Indiana
Tues., Jan 23 7 p.m. Ohio State vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan 23 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Purdue
Tues., Jan. 30 7 p.m. Illinois vs. Ohio State
Tues., Jan. 30 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 6 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Ohio State
Tues., Feb. 6 9 p.m. Michigan State vs. Minnesota
Tues., Feb. 13 7 p.m. Michigan vs. Illinois
Tues., Feb. 13 9 p.m. Ohio State vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 20 7 p.m. Iowa vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 20 9 p.m. Maryland vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 27 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Indiana
Tues., Mar. 5 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Illinois
Wed., Mar. 13 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
Wed., Mar. 13 9 p.m. Big Ten Tournament

 

– NBC Sports –

NO. 2 MICHIGAN HOSTS PURDUE AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SAT., NOV. 4, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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Big Ten West-Leading Iowa Meets Northwestern from Chicago’s Wrigley Field this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock’s Exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball Schedule – Featuring 30+ Games Streaming Live this Season – Begins Next Mon., Nov. 6 with Rutgers-Princeton

Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 2, 2023 – Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the AP-ranked No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (8-0) host the Purdue Boilermakers this weekend on B1G Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage this Saturday, Nov. 4, begins at 7 p.m. ET with B1G College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at 3:30 p.m. ET as the Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) host the Big Ten West-leading Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) from Chicago’s Wrigley Field on NBC and Peacock.

Next Monday, Nov. 6, Peacock’s exclusive slate of Big Ten men’s basketball – featuring 30+ games streaming live this season – tips off at 7 p.m. ET as Rutgers faces Princeton in the inaugural Jersey Jam from CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Purdue at No. 2 Michigan

Michigan topped Michigan State, 49-0, two weeks ago to remain undefeated as McCarthy threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns. McCarthy ranks second in the Big Ten in touchdown passes (18) and third in passing yards (1,799), while running back Blake Corum is tied for the lead in the nation with 13 rushing touchdowns. The Wolverines rank first in the nation in scoring defense (5.88 points per game) and are the only defense in the country holding opponents to less than 10 points per game.

Purdue looks to rebound from a 31-14 loss to Nebraska last week. Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card is fourth in the Big Ten with 1,717 passing yards this season.

Purdue-Michigan will be called from Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Purdue men’s and women’s basketball will appear on Peacock eight times this season, including six times for the Boilermakers’ men’s team featuring reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey. Peacock will present six Michigan men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Iowa at Northwestern

Coming off a bye, Iowa, who leads the Big Ten West division, fell to Minnesota, 12-10, in their most recent game on Oct. 21. The Hawkeyes’ defense ranks sixth nationally in scoring defense (14.5).

Northwestern beat Maryland, 33-27, last weekend to even its record at 4-4 behind quarterback Brendan Sullivan’s 265 passing yards and two touchdowns.

Saturday’s game will be played from Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, as part of Northwestern’s Wildcats Classic series. Northwestern has played at Wrigley Field twice, hosting Purdue in 2021 and Illinois in 2010. The 2010 game marked the ballpark’s first time hosting a college football game since 1938.

Iowa-Northwestern will be called by Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), who played quarterback at Iowa and was offensive captain and MVP of the 1993 Hawkeyes, two-time Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sidelines). Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present 10 Iowa men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, including eight games of the Hawkeyes’ women’s team featuring 2022-23 National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark. As part of a Peacock-exclusive quadrupleheader, Iowa’s first men’s basketball’s game on the platform will occur next Friday, Nov. 10, against Alabama State at 8 p.m. ET.

Northwestern’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will appear on Peacock twice this season, including an Iowa-Northwestern women’s matchup on Jan. 31, 2024.

B1G College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor and analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock on Saturday. Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider.

College Countdown captures college football’s unique gameday atmosphere and provides pre-game and halftime commentary of that week’s primetime game and for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed and Perry, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Nov. 4 3:30 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern (Wrigley Field) Peacock
Sat., Nov. 4 7:30 p.m. Purdue at No. 2 Michigan NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 Noon Maryland at Nebraska Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at Purdue NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 13 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming features live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

NO. 3 OHIO STATE VISITS WISCONSIN AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SAT., OCT. 28, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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No. 14 Notre Dame Hosts Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 25, 2023 – The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) visit the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) this weekend on B1G Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage this Saturday, Oct. 28, begins at 7 p.m. ET with College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at 3 p.m. ET with College Countdown leading into the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2) hosting the Pittsburgh Panthers (2-5) at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 3 Ohio State at Wisconsin

Ohio State defeated then-No. 7 Penn State, 20-12, last week to remain undefeated and keep pace with Michigan (8-0) as the only unbeaten teams in the Big Ten. Quarterback Kyle McCord – the Big Ten passing yards leader with 1,937 this season – passed for 286 yards and a touchdown against Penn State, while wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. caught 11 passes for 162 yards and a score. Harrison Jr., the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl XLI champion Marvin Harrison, leads the Big Ten in receiving yards (766) and ranks second in receptions (42) and touchdown catches (six). The Buckeyes rank third in the nation in scoring defense, holding opposing offenses to 10 points per game.

The Badgers, who lead the Big Ten West with a 3-1 conference record, defeated Illinois, 25-21, last week. Running back Braelon Allen carried 29 times for 145 yards and one touchdown in the victory and ranks second in the conference in rushing yards (704) and rushing touchdowns (eight).

Ohio State at Wisconsin will be called from Camp Randall Stadium by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present 12 Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball games this season and seven Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball games.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Pittsburgh at No. 14 Notre Dame

Coming off a bye last weekend, Notre Dame defeated then-No. 10 USC, 48-20, in their most recent game on Oct. 14, behind two rushing touchdowns from running back Audric Estime and scores on both defense (Xavier Watts 15-yard fumble-return touchdown) and special teams (Jadarian Price 99-yard kick-return touchdown). Quarterback Sam Hartman ranks eighth nationally with 18 touchdown passes this season.

Pittsburgh fell to Wake Forest, 21-17, last weekend as quarterback Christian Veilleux passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns.

Pittsburgh-Notre Dame will be called from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., by Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sidelines). Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc., on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Pittsburgh-Notre Dame beginning at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

College Countdown captures college football’s unique gameday atmosphere and provides pre-game and halftime commentary of that week’s primetime game and for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed and Perry, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 14 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State at Wisconsin NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 4 3:30 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern (Wrigley Field) Peacock
Sat., Nov. 4 7:30 p.m. Purdue at No. 2 Michigan NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 14 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

NO. 2 MICHIGAN VISITS MICHIGAN STATE AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SAT., OCT. 21, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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No. 24 Iowa Hosts Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 19, 2023 – Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (7-0) visit the Michigan State Spartans (2-4), an in-state rivalry with the Paul Bunyan Trophy at stake, this weekend on B1G Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage this Saturday, Oct. 21, begins at 7 p.m. ET with B1G College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at 3 p.m. ET with B1G College Countdown leading into the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) hosting the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3) at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 2 Michigan at Michigan State

Michigan topped Indiana, 52-7, last week to remain undefeated as McCarthy, who is second in the Big Ten with 14 touchdown passes, threw for 222 yards and three scores. Running back Blake Corum leads the nation with 12 rushing touchdowns and wide receiver Roman Wilson is tied for the most touchdown catches in the country (nine). The Wolverines rank first in the nation in scoring defense, holding opposing offenses to 6.71 points per game.

Michigan State looks to rebound from a 27-24 loss to Rutgers last week as quarterback Katin Houser accounted for three scores (two passing, one rushing) in his first career start.

Michigan currently holds the Paul Bunyan Trophy after defeating Michigan State, 29-7, last season and leads the all-time series, 72-38-5. The Wolverines enter the weekend on a 19-game conference winning streak, with their last Big Ten defeat coming at Spartan Stadium as Michigan State beat Michigan, 37-33, on Oct. 30, 2021.

Michigan at Michigan State will be called from Spartan Stadium by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present six Michigan men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, and eight total Michigan State games.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa

Iowa defeated Wisconsin, 15-6, last week for their third straight victory, vaulting the Hawkeyes back into the AP Top 25. Iowa’s defense, which has allowed 12 points per game during their three-game win streak, ranks 10th nationally in scoring defense (14.9).

Coming off a bye last weekend, the Golden Gophers aim to bounce back from a 52-10 loss to Michigan on Oct. 7. Minnesota running back Darius Taylor – who has missed the Golden Gophers’ past three games with an injury – leads the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (133) this season.

Minnesota-Iowa will be called from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City by Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), who played quarterback at Iowa and was offensive captain and MVP of the 1993 Hawkeyes, Anthony Herron (analyst) – an Iowa defensive end from 1997-2000 – and Zora Stephenson (sidelines). Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present 10 Iowa men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, including eight games of the Hawkeyes’ women’s team featuring 2022-23 National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, as well as eight total Minnesota games (five men’s, three women’s).

B1G College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Minnesota-Iowa beginning at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Each week, College Countdown will capture college football’s unique gameday atmosphere by providing pre-game and halftime commentary from the site of that week’s primetime game – 11 Big Ten and two Notre Dame games. The show will also provide pre-game and halftime content for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed and Perry, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 21 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 21 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan at Michigan State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. Ohio State at Wisconsin NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS DOMINATES FALL WEEKENDS IN PRIMETIME – COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS #1 ON SATURDAY NIGHTS, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RANKS #1 ACROSS ALL OF PRIMETIME

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B1G Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football Averaging 4.1 Million Primetime Viewers Across NBC and Peacock

Sunday Night Football Pacing for 13th Consecutive Year as Primetime’s No. 1 Show, Averaging 23 Million Viewers Across NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 17, 2023 – With the new B1G Saturday Night college football package and high-profile Notre Dame Football primetime games, coupled with Sunday Night Football continuing its unprecedented run, NBC Sports has dominated weekends in primetime through mid-October – ranking No. 1 in viewership on both Saturday and Sunday nights.

On Saturday nights, NBC Sports is averaging 4.1 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms through seven college football games (9/2-10/14). That figure includes 3.84 million viewers measured by Nielsen and an Average Minute Audience of 231,000 across Peacock and NBC Sports Digital measured by Adobe Analytics. Both the 4.1 million and 3.84 million figures rank number one in Saturday primetime, which includes all sporting events beginning between 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET. (Note: Nielsen measurement does not include streaming across NBC Sports’ platforms but does include streaming figures across most other networks/media groups).

NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime’s No. 1 show for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years, is averaging 23 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital – easily leading primetime across all nights and marking the series’ second-best start ever through Week 6 (behind only 2015).

Additional NBC Sports’ NFL and college football viewership notes:

    • Notre Dame’s one-sided 48-20 win over USC last Saturday night averaged 6.8 million viewers across all platforms – marking NBC Sports’ most-watched Trojans-Fighting Irish game since the famed “Bush Push” game in 2005.

 

    • The Buffalo Bills’ 14-9 victory over the New York Giants on SNF last weekend averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 18 million viewers, easily winning the night in primetime.

 

    • Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports since 2006, is averaging 8.0 million viewers – the show’s best mark through six weeks since 2016.

 

    • The new Saturday 7 p.m. ET College Countdown studio show, which leads into Saturday primetime games, is averaging 2.0 million viewers.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

CALEB WILLIAMS & NO. 10 USC VISIT SAM HARTMAN & NO. 21 NOTRE DAME AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK, HEADLINING COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIPLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 14

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Notre Dame and USC Renew ‘Greatest Intersectional Rivalry’ in College Football in Top 25 Matchup

No. 3 Ohio State Visits Purdue at Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock

Maryland Hosts Illinois at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 11, 2023 – Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and No. 10 USC (6-0) visit Sam Hartman and No. 21 Notre Dame (5-2) as the Fighting Irish and the Trojans renew “the greatest intersectional rivalry” in college football in a top-25 primetime showdown at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, Oct. 14, headlining a college football tripleheader across NBC Sports. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with College Countdown on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday’s action begins at Noon ET as Peacock exclusively streams the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) visiting the Purdue Boilermakers (2-4), followed by the Maryland Terrapins (5-1) hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-4) at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame

Notre Dame looks to bounce back from a 33-20 loss to No. 14 Louisville last week in which Hartman passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns. Hartman, who ranks 12th in the nation with 1,712 passing yards, is one of seven quarterbacks with at least 1,700 pass yards and 15 touchdown passes (16) this season.

The Trojans defeated Arizona, 43-41, in triple overtime last week to remain undefeated. Williams accounted for four touchdowns in the win (three rushing, one passing) and ran for the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime. A candidate to become only the second back-to-back Heisman Trophy winner ever (Archie Griffin, 1974-75), Williams leads the country with 28 total touchdowns (six rushing) and 22 touchdown passes and ranks eighth with 1,822 pass yards.

In a rivalry that dates back to 1926, the Fighting Irish hold the all-time series advantage over the Trojans, 50-38-5. Notre Dame has won four of the past five matchups, with USC topping the Fighting Irish, 38-27, last season (Nov. 26, 2022).

Notre Dame and USC, who have played some of the most famous games in college football history, have combined to win 22 consensus national championships (11 each) and have had a combined 14 Heisman Trophy winners. In 2011, Notre Dame Stadium hosted the first Notre Dame on NBC primetime game against USC.

USC at Notre Dame will be called from Notre Dame Stadium by Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (game analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock: No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue

The Buckeyes topped previously undefeated Maryland, 37-17, last week, behind wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.’s eight receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback Kyle McCord passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns in the win. The Buckeyes rank third in the Big Ten in scoring offense (35 points per game) and scoring defense (10.2 points per game).

Purdue fell to Iowa, 20-14, last weekend. Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card, who passed for 247 yards and a touchdown against Iowa, is second in the Big Ten with 1,491 passing yards.

Ohio State-Purdue will be called from Ross-Ade Stadium by Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), making his NBC Sports Big Ten debut, Kyle Rudolph (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sidelines).

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present 12 Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball games this season. Purdue men’s and women’s basketball will appear on Peacock eight times this season, including six times for the Boilermakers’ men’s team featuring reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey.

3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: Illinois at Maryland

Maryland fell to Ohio State last weekend, 37-17, marking their first defeat of the season. Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa – the brother of Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa – leads the Big Ten in passing yards (1,660) and touchdown passes (14) this season as the Terrapins offense has scored at least 30 points in five of six games.

Illinois lost to Nebraska, 20-7, at home last weekend. Fighting Illini wide receiver Isaiah Williams leads the Big Ten with 38 catches and 503 receiving yards this year.

Illinois-Maryland will be called from SECU Stadium in College Park, Md., by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will present five Maryland men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, and four total Illinois games.

College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Illinois-Maryland beginning at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Each week, College Countdown will capture college football’s unique gameday atmosphere by providing pre-game and halftime commentary from the site of that week’s primetime game – 11 Big Ten and two Notre Dame games. The show will also provide pre-game and halftime content for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports Big Ten Football Podcasts:

B1G Talk with Todd and Noah, hosted by Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle, sees the two personalities discuss the top stories, games, highlights, rankings, and more on a weekly basis each Wednesday during the Big Ten Football season. Click here to listen.

Go B1G or Go Home, hosted by College Countdown’s Fareed, Perry and Cassel, breaks down the biggest sports stories across the entire Big Ten conference, including instant analysis on Saturday nights after football games. Click here to listen.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 14 Noon Ohio State at Purdue Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 3:30 p.m. Illinois at Maryland NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. No. 8 USC at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 21 3:30 p.m. TBD NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 21 7:30 p.m. Michigan at Michigan State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

BIG TEN BASKETBALL ANNOUNCERS NAMED FOR 2023-24 SEASON EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK, FEATURING 50+ MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GAMES

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Noah Eagle, Jac Collinsworth, and Terry Gannon to Call Men’s Games, Alongside Analysts Robbie Hummel, Stephen Bardo, and Tre Demps

Zora Stephenson, Cindy Brunson, and Sloane Martin to Handle Play-by-Play on Women’s Games with Analysts Meghan McKeown and Julianne Viani

2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston to Make Broadcasting Debut as Studio Analyst on Women’s Games; Carolyn Manno to Host Studio Coverage

Ahmed Fareed Hosts Men’s Games Studio Coverage Alongside Analysts Josh Pastner and Jordan Cornette

 Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Basketball Games this Season

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 9, 2023 – NBC Sports today announced the game and studio commentators for this season’s Big Ten Men’s and Women’s basketball games, which will be streamed live exclusively on Peacock.

In 2023-24, Peacock will stream more than 50 Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Basketball games, beginning Nov. 6 with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s team facing Princeton at 7 p.m. ET.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, which includes Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball plus Big Ten Football, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

Following are the Big Ten Basketball men’s and women’s game and studio commentary teams:

Men’s Big Ten Basketball:

    • Analysts: Robbie Hummel and Stephen Bardo will call the majority of Peacock’s Big Ten men’s games in 2023-24, while Tre Demps will serve as an analyst on select games.

      • Hummel enjoyed a standout career as a forward at Purdue (2007-12), earning First-Team All-Big Ten honors three times and leading the Boilermakers to the 2009 Big Ten title. A second-round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Hummel retired from professional basketball in 2017 and is currently an analyst on the Big Ten Network and has served as an analyst on ESPN and SiriusXM.

      • Bardo, a college basketball analyst on Big Ten Network and FOX Sports, was a four-year starting point guard at the University of Illinois from 1986-90, helping lead the 1989 ‘Flying Illini’ team to the Final Four while being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

      • Demps, a Big Ten Network college basketball analyst, played collegiately at Northwestern from 2011-16 and twice earned honorable All-Big Ten honors as a point guard.

 

Women’s Big Ten Basketball:

    • Analysts: Meghan McKeown, and Julianne Viani
      • McKeown serves as a college basketball analyst on the Big Ten Network and ESPN, and also provides game analysis for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. She played collegiately at Northwestern (2010-14) and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

      • Viani has served as a college basketball analyst on NBC Sports’ coverage of the Atlantic 10 since 2018-19 and is an analyst on YES Network’s coverage of the WNBA’s New York Liberty. She played basketball collegiately at Marist from 2005-09.

 

Studio Show

    • Ahmed Fareed hosts studio coverage for Men’s Big Ten Basketball, alongside analysts Josh Pastner and Jordan Cornette.

      • Cornette, a Notre Dame basketball player from 2001-05, previously served as a college basketball host and analyst at ESPN for six years. The Fighting Irish’s all-time leader in blocks, Cornette also served as host of the ACC Network’s pregame college football show for three seasons.

      • Pastner’s college coaching career includes stints as the head coach of Georgia Tech (2016-23) and Memphis (2009-16), where he accumulated five NCAA Tournament appearances and twice won the Conference USA title with Memphis. He was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2017 and the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2013. Pastner played collegiately at Arizona where he was a member of the 1999 NCAA Championship team.

    • Carolyn Manno hosts coverage on Women’s Big Ten games, with analysts Aliyah Boston and Meghan McKeown

      • Boston, a forward-center on the Indiana Fever who will make her broadcasting debut, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft out of South Carolina and averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game this season en route to being named the WNBA Rookie of the Year. At South Carolina from 2019-23, Boston was a four-time All-America recipient, a two-time National Player of the Year, two-time Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, and was named the 2022 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player as she led the Gamecocks to a national championship.

 

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Basketball game and studio production teams will be led by producers Mark Bellotti and Matt Borzello, and directors Kelly Atkinson and Jared Sumner.

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-24 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Mon., Nov. 6 7 p.m. Princeton vs. Rutgers (Trenton, N.J.)
Fri., Nov. 10 7 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Ohio State
Fri., Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Minnesota
Fri., Nov. 10 8 p.m. Alabama State vs. Iowa
Fri., Nov. 10 9 p.m. Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
Fri., Nov. 17 7 p.m. Morehead State vs. Penn State
Sat., Nov. 18 2 p.m. USC Upstate vs. Minnesota
Sat., Nov. 18 4 p.m. Oregon State vs. Nebraska (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tues., Dec. 5 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Tues., Dec. 5 9 p.m. Indiana vs. Michigan
Sat., Dec. 16 4:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Purdue
Thurs., Dec. 21 7 p.m. LeMoyne vs. Penn State
Fri., Dec. 29 7 p.m. Maine vs. Minnesota
Fri., Dec. 29 8 p.m. Jackson State vs. Northwestern
Tues., Jan. 2 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Maryland
Thurs., Jan. 4 7 p.m. Penn State vs. Michigan State
Thurs., Jan. 4 9 p.m. Minnesota vs. Michigan
Tues., Jan. 9 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Rutgers
Tues., Jan. 9 9 p.m. Purdue vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan. 16 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Indiana
Tues., Jan 23 7 p.m. Ohio State vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan 23 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Purdue
Tues., Jan. 30 7 p.m. Illinois vs. Ohio State
Tues., Jan. 30 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 6 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Ohio State
Tues., Feb. 6 9 p.m. Michigan State vs. Minnesota
Tues., Feb. 13 7 p.m. Michigan vs. Illinois
Tues., Feb. 13 9 p.m. Ohio State vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 20 7 p.m. Iowa vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 20 9 p.m. Maryland vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 27 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Indiana
Tues., Mar. 5 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Illinois
Wed., Mar. 13 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
Wed., Mar. 13 9 p.m. Big Ten Tournament

 

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-24 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Tues., Jan. 2 9 p.m. Michigan State at Iowa
Wed., Jan. 10 8 p.m. Iowa at Purdue
Tues., Jan. 16 9 p.m. Wisconsin at Iowa
Wed., Jan. 17 7 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana
Wed., Jan. 17 8 p.m. Ohio State at Maryland
Sun., Jan. 21 Noon Iowa at Ohio State*
Sun., Jan. 21 2 p.m. Indiana at Purdue
Thurs., Jan. 25 7 p.m. Ohio State at Illinois
Wed., Jan. 31 7 p.m. Indiana at Maryland
Wed., Jan. 31 8 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern
Thurs., Feb. 8 7 p.m. Michigan State at Indiana
Thurs., Feb. 8 9 p.m. Ohio State at Minnesota
Sun., Feb. 11 4 p.m. Ohio State at Michigan State
Wed., Feb. 14 7 p.m. Nebraska at Ohio State
Wed., Feb. 14 8 p.m. Indiana at Wisconsin
Thurs., Feb. 15 8 p.m. Michigan at Iowa
Thurs., Feb. 22 8 p.m. Iowa at Indiana
Wed., Feb. 28 7 p.m. Michigan at Ohio State
Wed., Feb. 28 9 p.m. Iowa at Minnesota
Sun., Mar. 3 4 p.m. Maryland at Indiana
Wed., Mar. 6 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
Wed., Mar. 6 9 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
*Also on NBC

 

BIG TEN ON PEACOCK

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

For Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule, which features more than 30 games with every Big Ten school making at least one appearance, click here.

NBCUniversal and the Big Ten Conference kicked off their new 7-year agreement earlier this month on Saturday, Sept. 2, with two of college football’s top programs – Penn State and Michigan – opening their 2023 seasons with home games.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features B1G Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock simulstreams all of NBC Sports’ college football games and studio shows airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including B1G Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football home games.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Notre Dame Football, Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

Last year, Peacock presented the inaugural ‘Peacock Classic’ between Baylor and Gonzaga on Nov. 30, 2022, marking the first men’s college basketball game live on the platform. On Nov. 10, 2022, the inaugural Citi Shamrock Classic between Notre Dame and California marked the first-ever live presentation of a women’s college basketball game on NBC and Peacock.

–NBC Sports–

NO. 2 MICHIGAN VISITS MINNESOTA AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON B1G SATURDAY NIGHT, HEADLINING TRIPLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 7, ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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Wisconsin Hosts Rutgers at Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock

Purdue Visits Iowa at 3:30 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

Peacock to Exclusively Present 50+ Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games in 2023-24; Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 4, 2023 – NBC Sports presents a Big Ten Football tripleheader this Saturday, Oct. 7, headlined by the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (5-0) visiting the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-2) in primetime on B1G Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Peacock will exclusively stream two afternoon games this Saturday, featuring the Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) hosting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) at Noon ET and the Purdue Boilermakers (2-3) visiting the Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Earlier this week, the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball schedules were announced with more than 50 total games streaming live exclusively on Peacock this season. Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

NBC Sports’ college football coverage this Saturday:

B1G Saturday Night, 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock: No. 2 Michigan at Minnesota

B1G Saturday Night travels to Minneapolis this week as Minnesota hosts Michigan from Huntington Bank Stadium.

The Wolverines defeated Nebraska, 45-7, last weekend to move to 5-0 and retain their No. 2 rank in the AP Top 25 poll. Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy totaled three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) in the win. Running back Blake Corum is tied for the most rushing touchdowns (nine) in the nation and wide receiver Roman Wilson – who caught two touchdowns at Nebraska – is tied for the lead in touchdown receptions (eight).

The Golden Gophers topped Louisiana-Lafayette, 35-24, on Saturday to snap a two-game losing streak. Running back Zach Evans rushed for 85 yards and a score, and wide receiver Daniel Jackson had 89 receiving yards and two touchdown catches. Minnesota running back Darius Taylor leads the Big Ten, and ranks third nationally, with 532 rushing yards this season.

Michigan at Minnesota will be called by NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night team of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), former Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines). Terry McAulay serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present six Michigan men’s and women’s basketball games, and eight total Minnesota basketball games, including a men’s matchup between the Golden Gophers and the Wolverines on Thursday, Jan. 4.

Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock: Rutgers at Wisconsin

Coming off of a bye last weekend, the Badgers host Rutgers following a 38-17 victory over Purdue in their most recent game (Sept. 22) as running back Braelon Allen rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Rutgers moved to 4-1 on the season with a 52-3 win over Wagner last weekend. The Scarlet Knights offense, led by quarterback Gavin Wimsatt’s three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing), totaled 437 yards while Rutgers’ defense held Wagner to 106 total yards.

Rutgers-Wisconsin will be called from Camp Randall Stadium by Brendan Burke (play-by-play), two-time Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph (analyst), making his NBC Sports Big Ten debut, and Lewis Johnson (sidelines).

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Peacock will exclusively present seven Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball games this season, and two Rutgers men’s games, including Peacock’s season-opening matchup as the Scarlet Knights face Princeton on Monday, Nov. 6.

3:30 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock: Purdue at Iowa

Iowa defeated Michigan State, 26-16, on NBC Sports’ B1G Ten Saturday Night last weekend, highlighted by Cooper DeJean’s 70-yard punt-return touchdown to break a 16-16 fourth quarter tie.

Purdue beat Illinois, 44-19, at home last weekend behind quarterback Hudson Card’s two passing touchdowns and running back Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s 112 rushing yards and a score. Card ranks second in the Big Ten with 1,244 passing yards.

Purdue-Iowa will be called from Kinnick Stadium by Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sidelines). Former Big Ten referee Reggie Smith serves as the rules analyst.

2023-24 Big Ten Basketball: Purdue men’s and women’s basketball will appear on Peacock eight times this season, including a school-high six times for the Boilermakers’ men’s team featuring reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey.

Peacock will present 10 Iowa men’s and women’s basketball games in 2023-24, including eight games of the Hawkeyes’ women’s team featuring 2022-23 National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark. Iowa’s women’s team, national runners-up last season, face Purdue on Wed., Jan. 10 exclusively on Peacock.

B1G College Countdown on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports’ B1G College Countdown studio show, featuring host Maria Taylor, analysts Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, and Michael Robinson, and co-host Ahmed Fareed will be live from Minnesota’s Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Nicole Auerbach serves as the college football insider. Fareed, Cassel, Perry, Robinson, and Auerbach will also host pregame coverage of Purdue-Iowa beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.

Each week, College Countdown will capture college football’s unique gameday atmosphere by providing pre-game and halftime commentary from the site of that week’s primetime game – 11 Big Ten and two Notre Dame games. The show will also provide pre-game and halftime content for NBC Sports’ college football afternoon games throughout the season on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports’ FBS college football games announced to date:

Date Time (ET) Matchup Platform
Sat., Oct. 7 Noon Rutgers at Wisconsin Peacock
Sat., Oct. 7 3:30 p.m. Purdue at Iowa Peacock
Sat., Oct. 7 7:30 p.m. Michigan at Minnesota NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 Noon Ohio State at Purdue Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 3:30 p.m. Illinois at Maryland NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. No. 8 USC at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 28 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State NBC, Peacock
Sat., Nov. 18 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 11 Notre Dame NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) NBC, Peacock

 

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

–NBC SPORTS–

PEACOCK IS EXCLUSIVE HOME OF 20+ BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES FOR 2023-24 SEASON, INCLUDING 8 GAMES FEATURING CAITLIN CLARK AND THE IOWA HAWKEYES

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2022-23 National Player of the Year Clark and National Runners-Up Iowa Face Ohio State on Jan. 21 on Peacock and NBC, One of Hawkeyes’ School-High Eight Appearances on Peacock

Peacock Exclusive Schedule Tips Off Tues., Jan. 2, with Clark and Iowa Hosting Michigan State at 9 p.m. ET

Peacock to be Exclusive Home of Multiple Big Ten Women’s Tournament Games

Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 3, 2023 – Peacock is the exclusive home of more than 20 Big Ten Women’s Basketball games this season, featuring multiple conference matchups of expected AP preseason Top 25 teams and two early-round Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament games.

2022-23 National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark and the Big Ten champion Iowa Hawkeyes will make a school-high eight appearances on Peacock.

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month, which also includes access to Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

CRUCIAL CONFERENCE MATCHUPS HIGHLIGHT BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ON PEACOCK

Last season, the Big Ten had five teams ranked in the season-ending AP Top 25 poll – the second-most of any conference – including: No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Iowa, No. 7 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State, and No. 18 Michigan. Each of these schools will make multiple appearances exclusively on Peacock this season, including eight head-to-head matchups.

The Big Ten sent a record-tying seven schools to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament last season, including three to the NCAA Elite Eight.

The Peacock schedule tips off on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 9 p.m. ET as Clark and Iowa, who reached the NCAA Women’s Tournament Finals last season before falling to LSU, host Michigan State from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

On Sun., Jan. 21, Iowa visits Ohio State at Noon ET in a game which will be presented live on both Peacock and NBC.

In a matchup of the Big Ten’s top two regular-season teams last season, Indiana hosts Iowa on Feb. 22 live on Peacock. In last year’s final meeting between the schools (Feb. 26, 2023), Clark led the Hawkeyes to a dramatic one-point win, 86-85, hitting a game-winning buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Games featuring Top 25 teams in last season’s year-end AP poll also include: Ohio State at Maryland (Jan. 17), Indiana at Maryland (Jan. 31), Michigan at Iowa (Feb. 15), Michigan at Ohio State (Feb. 28), and Maryland at Indiana (Mar. 3).

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Clark returns to the Hawkeyes after being named the Women’s College Player of the Year, the Big Ten Player of the Year, and a unanimous AP First-Team All-America selection as a junior, averaging 27.3 points, 8.6 assists, and 7.1 rebounds per game last season.

En route to leading Iowa to the NCAA Tournament Finals, Clark became the first player in Division I women’s basketball history to record more than 1,000 points and 300 assists in the same season. Clarks enters this season with 11 career triple-doubles, second-most all-time (Sabrina Ionescu, 26).

Indiana forward Mackenzie Holmes, the 2022-23 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, joins Clark as returning AP First-Team All-Americans after averaging a team-high 22.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for the Hoosiers last season.

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Cotie McMahon returns to Ohio State to lead a Buckeyes team that advanced to the Elite Eight as a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament last season.

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-24 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Tues., Jan. 2 9 p.m. Michigan State at Iowa
Wed., Jan. 10 8 p.m. Iowa at Purdue
Tues., Jan. 16 9 p.m. Wisconsin at Iowa
Wed., Jan. 17 7 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana
Wed., Jan. 17 8 p.m. Ohio State at Maryland
Sun., Jan. 21 Noon Iowa at Ohio State*
Sun., Jan. 21 2 p.m. Indiana at Purdue
Thurs., Jan. 25 7 p.m. Ohio State at Illinois
Wed., Jan. 31 7 p.m. Indiana at Maryland
Wed., Jan. 31 8 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern
Thurs., Feb. 8 7 p.m. Michigan State at Indiana
Thurs., Feb. 8 9 p.m. Ohio State at Minnesota
Sun., Feb. 11 4 p.m. Ohio State at Michigan State
Wed., Feb. 14 7 p.m. Nebraska at Ohio State
Wed., Feb. 14 8 p.m. Indiana at Wisconsin
Thurs., Feb. 15 8 p.m. Michigan at Iowa
Thurs., Feb. 22 8 p.m. Iowa at Indiana
Wed., Feb. 28 7 p.m. Michigan at Ohio State
Wed., Feb. 28 9 p.m. Iowa at Minnesota
Sun., Mar. 3 4 p.m. Maryland at Indiana
Wed., Mar. 6 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
Wed., Mar. 6 9 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
*Also on NBC

 

BIG TEN ON PEACOCK

Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.

For Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule, which features more than 30 games with every Big Ten school making at least one appearance, click here.

NBCUniversal and the Big Ten Conference kicked off their new 7-year agreement earlier this month on Saturday, Sept. 2, with two of college football’s top programs – Penn State and Michigan – opening their 2023 seasons with home games.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features B1G Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock simulstreams all of NBC Sports’ college football games and studio shows airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including B1G Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football home games.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Notre Dame Football, Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

Last year, Peacock presented the inaugural ‘Peacock Classic’ between Baylor and Gonzaga on Nov. 30, 2022, marking the first men’s college basketball game live on the platform. On Nov. 10, 2022, the inaugural Citi Shamrock Classic between Notre Dame and California marked the first-ever live presentation of a women’s college basketball game on NBC and Peacock.

–NBC Sports–

PEACOCK IS EXCLUSIVE HOME OF 30+ BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES FOR 2023-24 SEASON

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Peacock Exclusive Schedule Features At Least Five Appearances Each by Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin, With Every Big Ten School Making At Least One Appearance, PLUS Multiple Big Ten Tournament Games

Big Ten Conference Play on Peacock Begins with Doubleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 5, Featuring Wisconsin-Michigan State and Michigan-Indiana

Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 3, 2023 – Peacock is the exclusive home of more than 30 Big Ten Men’s Basketball games this season, with every Big Ten school making at least one appearance. Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin will each make at least five appearances exclusively on Peacock. The Peacock schedule also includes interconference matchups between expected AP preseason Top 25 teams.

In addition, Peacock will exclusively stream multiple early-round games from the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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KEY MATCHUPS AND STORIED RIVALRIES HEADLINE BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL ON PEACOCK

The 2023-24 Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule on Peacock is headlined by critical conference matchups, storied rivalries, and highly anticipated interconference games. Last season, the Big Ten Conference sent more teams (eight) to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament than any conference.

Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule tips off on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. ET as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights face the Princeton Tigers in the inaugural ‘Jersey Jam’ from CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J.

Big Ten conference play on Peacock begins Tuesday, Dec. 5 with a doubleheader as the Michigan State Spartans host the Wisconsin Badgers at 7 p.m. ET and the Indiana Hoosiers visit the Michigan Wolverines at 9 p.m. ET.

The 2022-23 Big Ten champion Purdue Boilermakers and returning senior Zach Edey – the 2023 consensus National Player of the Year – will make their Peacock debut hosting the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 4:30 p.m. ET from Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a highly anticipated interconference matchup featuring two Top 10 teams from last season. Purdue won the Big Ten regular-season and Big Ten Tournament titles last season, earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona — winners of the 2022-23 Pac-12 Tournament — completed the season No. 8 in the AP poll and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Ten on Peacock schedule also features some of college basketball’s most celebrated and intense rivalries, including:

    • Indiana hosting Purdue on Tuesday, Jan. 16, from Assembly Hall in a historic in-state showdown between last season’s top two teams in the Big Ten. Purdue finished the regular season as the No. 3 team in the AP’s final Top 25 ranking last season, while Indiana was ranked No. 21.
    • Michigan visiting Michigan State on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in an intrastate rivalry with roots dating back more than 100 years.
    • Ohio State hosting Wisconsin on , Feb. 13, as the Buckeyes and Badgers meet after Ohio State defeated Wisconsin in last year’s Big Ten Tournament.

 

Purdue will make a school-high six regular-season appearances on Peacock this season, while Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Wisconsin will each appear five times on the platform. Each Big Ten school will make at least one appearance on Peacock this season.

Schools with at least four games exclusively on Peacock this season:

School Games Exclusively on Peacock
Purdue 6
Indiana 5
Michigan State 5
Minnesota 5
Ohio State 5
Wisconsin 5
Michigan 4

 

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Entering 2023-24, the Big Ten is loaded with exciting talent featuring returning players, incoming freshmen, and transfers.

The Big Ten had more AP All-Americans (four) than any conference last season – including Purdue’s returning senior Edey, a First-Team All-American and the consensus National Player of the Year, and three players who were selected in the 2023 NBA Draft: Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, Penn State’s Jalen Pickett, and Iowa’s Kris Murray.

The 7’4 Edey returns to the Boilermakers after averaging over 22 points and 12 rebounds per game last season, sweeping all six major Nation Player of the Year Awards. Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. joins Edey as 2022-23 First-Team All-Big Ten players returning this season. Edey and Shannon Jr. will face off when Illinois hosts Purdue on March 5 at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

2023 High School All-Americans making their way to the Big Ten this year as incoming freshmen include Indiana’s Mackenzie Mgbako and Michigan State’s duo of Xavier Booker and Jeremy Fears, Jr.

Among transfers, Indiana center Kel’el Ware (No. 2) and Penn State guard Ace Baldwin (No. 18) were both ranked in the Top 20 student-athletes in this off-season’s transfer portal (according to 247Sports).

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-24 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Mon., Nov. 6 7 p.m. Princeton vs. Rutgers (Trenton, N.J.)
Fri., Nov. 10 7 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Ohio State
Fri., Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Minnesota
Fri., Nov. 10 8 p.m. Alabama State vs. Iowa
Fri., Nov. 10 9 p.m. Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
Fri., Nov. 17 7 p.m. Morehead State vs. Penn State
Sat., Nov. 18 2 p.m. USC Upstate vs. Minnesota
Sat., Nov. 18 4 p.m. Oregon State vs. Nebraska (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tues., Dec. 5 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Tues., Dec. 5 9 p.m. Indiana vs. Michigan
Sat., Dec. 16 4:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Purdue
Thurs., Dec. 21 7 p.m. LeMoyne vs. Penn State
Fri., Dec. 29 7 p.m. Maine vs. Minnesota
Fri., Dec. 29 8 p.m. Jackson State vs. Northwestern
Tues., Jan. 2 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Maryland
Thurs., Jan. 4 7 p.m. Penn State vs. Michigan State
Thurs., Jan. 4 9 p.m. Minnesota vs. Michigan
Tues., Jan. 9 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Rutgers
Tues., Jan. 9 9 p.m. Purdue vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan. 16 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Indiana
Tues., Jan 23 7 p.m. Ohio State vs. Nebraska
Tues., Jan 23 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Purdue
Tues., Jan. 30 7 p.m. Illinois vs. Ohio State
Tues., Jan. 30 9 p.m. Michigan vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 6 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Ohio State
Tues., Feb. 6 9 p.m. Michigan State vs. Minnesota
Tues., Feb. 13 7 p.m. Michigan vs. Illinois
Tues., Feb. 13 9 p.m. Ohio State vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 20 7 p.m. Iowa vs. Michigan State
Tues., Feb. 20 9 p.m. Maryland vs. Wisconsin
Tues., Feb. 27 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Indiana
Tues., Mar. 5 7 p.m. Purdue vs. Illinois
Wed., Mar. 13 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament
Wed., Mar. 13 9 p.m. Big Ten Tournament

 

BIG TEN ON PEACOCK

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NBCUniversal and the Big Ten Conference kicked off their new 7-year agreement last month on Saturday, Sept. 2, with two of college football’s top programs – Penn State and Michigan – opening their 2023 seasons with home games.

NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features B1G Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.

Peacock simulstreams all of NBC Sports’ college football games and studio shows airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including B1G Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football home games.

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any streamer in the United States, featuring live coverage including Big Ten Football, Notre Dame Football, Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more.  Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

Last year, Peacock presented the inaugural ‘Peacock Classic’ between Baylor and Gonzaga on Nov. 30, 2022, marking the first men’s college basketball game live on the platform. On Nov. 10, 2022, the inaugural Citi Shamrock Classic between Notre Dame and California marked the first-ever live presentation of a women’s college basketball game on NBC and Peacock.

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