2012 Football Home
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The Big Ten has a contract with ESPN for 41 games and a regional TV contract with the Big Ten Network (BTN), a FOX Sports Media Group & Big Ten joint venture. There were previously stipulations on the maximum number of games on ABC (17) and ESPN cable platforms (25), but those numbers have went away. Now the ESPN platforms have a total of 41 games that they can spread over ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

For selection order, ABC has the first selection of games every week. Most weeks ESPN/ESPN2 will have the next set of game choices, followed by BTN. BTN will be able to leapfrog ESPN and/or ESPN2 on select weekends.

Starting with 2011, ABC has given up exclusivity in the 3:30pm telecast window.  BTN will now be allowed to schedule games during the 3:30pm time slot if it desires.

FOX Sports, under a separate contract, has the rights to the conference championship game. These rights started in 2011 and will end after the 2016 championship game.

Game Network Time
Southern Miss at Nebraska
Air Force at Michigan
California at Ohio St.
Navy at Penn St.
Notre Dame at Michigan St.
Temple at Penn St.
Ohio St. at Michigan St.
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Illinois at Wisconsin
Nebraska at Ohio St.
Illinois at Michigan
Purdue at Ohio St.
Nebraska at Northwestern
Michigan St. at Wisconsin
Nebraska at Michigan St.
Penn St. at Nebraska
Ohio St. at Wisconsin
Nebraska at Iowa
Michigan at Ohio St.
Big Ten Championship
Wisconsin vs. Nebraska
(at Indianapolis, IN)

Game Network Time
Boise St. at Michigan St.
Ohio at Penn St.
Western Michigan at Illinois
UCF at Ohio St.
Arkansas St. at Nebraska
UTEP at Wisconsin
Penn St. at Illinois
Minnesota at Iowa
Northwestern at Penn St.
Iowa at Michigan St.
Northwestern at Minnesota
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Iowa at Northwestern
Ohio St. at Penn St.
Michigan at Nebraska
Illinois at Ohio St.
Penn St. at Purdue
Northwestern at Michigan
Wisconsin at Indiana
Iowa at Michigan
Northwestern at Michigan St.
Wisconsin at Penn St.

Game Network Time
Miami (OH) at Ohio St.
Eastern Kentucky at Purdue
Northern Iowa at Wisconsin
Indiana St. at Indiana
New Hampshire at Minnesota
Iowa St. at Iowa
Vanderbilt at Northwestern
Eastern Michigan at Purdue
Western Michigan at Minnesota
Charleston Southern at Illinois
Boston College at Northwestern
Northern Iowa at Iowa
Massachusetts at Michigan
Ball St. at Indiana
Utah St. at Wisconsin
Central Michigan at Iowa
UAB at Ohio St.
Eastern Michigan at Michigan St.
South Dakota at Northwestern
Idaho St. at Nebraska
Syracuse at Minnesota
Louisiana Tech at Illinois
Indiana at Northwestern
Marshall at Purdue
Michigan St. at Indiana
Michigan at Purdue
Wisconsin at Purdue
Ohio St. at Indiana
Michigan St. at Michigan
Penn St. at Iowa
Indiana at Illinois
Purdue at Minnesota
Michigan at Minnesota
Iowa at Indiana
Purdue at Iowa
Minnesota at Illinois
Indiana at Penn St.
Minnesota at Nebraska
Purdue at Illinois
Indiana at Purdue
Illinois at Northwestern
Michigan St. at Minnesota