The Big Ten Network has announced that it will provide both online and TV coverage of dual wrestling meets throughout the winter, culminating in the Big Ten Championships in March. If you know your college wrestling, then you know about Iowa’s tradition in the sport and the Big Ten’s history. If you have the Big Ten Network, it’ll carry 12 wrestling events, the rest will be online. We have the press release outlining the channel’s plans for wrestling.
Big Ten Network to Offer Most Extensive Wrestling Schedule Ever40 regular-season duals plus Big Ten Championships to receive coverageCHICAGO –The Big Ten Network will offer its most extensive wrestling schedule ever, with a total of 41 events on television or online, including the addition of 18 live streamed events over last year. The schedule features a minimum of 40 regular-season duals, plus the Big Ten Championships to be hosted by Northwestern University in March.Thirty-three of the 41 events will be conference matchups, and 36 will be available live. The regular-season schedule begins Nov. 14 as Michigan hosts Pittsburgh. Other non-conference highlights include Iowa hosting Iowa State on Friday, Dec. 3, and future Big Ten member Nebraska traveling to Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 21. The network will dedicate three live hours to the Big Ten Championships.Last season, Iowa captured its third-straight national championship, and was one of eight Big Ten wrestling programs to finish in the top 25. The Hawkeyes were joined by No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Minnesota, No. 10 Penn State, No. 13 Indiana, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 21 Purdue and No. 23 Illinois.The Big Ten Network is available to approximately 75 million homes in the United States and Canada, and produces the most college wrestling of any network in the country.Sun., Nov. 14 – Pittsburgh at Michigan, 2 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Dec. 3 – Iowa State at Iowa, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Dec. 5 – Oklahoma State at Minnesota, 3 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Dec. 5 – Michigan State at Iowa, 3 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Dec. 12 – Missouri at Purdue, 12 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVEWed., Dec. 15 – Northwestern at Indiana, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 7 – SIU-E at Iowa, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 14 – Purdue at Michigan, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 14 – Illinois at Northwestern, 8 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVEFri., Jan. 14 – Indiana at Minnesota, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 21 – Minnesota at Purdue, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 21 – Pittsburgh at Penn State, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 21 – Nebraska at Wisconsin, 8 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVEFri., Jan. 21 – SIU-E at Illinois, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESat., Jan. 22 – Ohio State at Iowa, 4 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVESun., Jan. 23 – Penn State at Indiana, 1 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Jan. 23 – Minnesota at Illinois, 2 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Jan. 28 – Michigan at Ohio State, 7 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVEFri., Jan. 28 – Iowa at Northwestern, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Jan. 30 – Iowa at Penn State, 2 PM, Big Ten Network, Delay – 1/31, 9 PMFri., Feb. 4 – Penn State at Michigan State, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 4 – Purdue at Northwestern, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 4 – Ohio State at Illinois, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESat., Feb. 5 – Minnesota at Ohio State, 7 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVESun., Feb. 6 – Purdue at Wisconsin, 2 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 6 – Indiana at Iowa, 6:30 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 11 – Michigan State at Indiana, 7 PM, Big Ten Network, Delay – 2/12, 2 PMFri., Feb. 11 – Illinois at Penn State, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 11 – Minnesota at Michigan, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 11 – Wisconsin at Northwestern, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 13 – Michigan State at Purdue, 1 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 13 – Michigan at Iowa, 2 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 13 – Penn State at Minnesota, 3 PM, Big Ten Network, Delay – 2/14, 9 PMThurs, Feb. 17 – Indiana at Illinois, 8 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 18 – Indiana at Purdue, 7 PM, Big Ten Network, Delay – 2/19, 11:30 AMFri., Feb. 18 – Wisconsin at Penn State, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVEFri., Feb. 18 – Michigan at Michigan State, 7 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESat., Feb. 19 – Northwestern at Ohio State, 12 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 20 – Wisconsin at Michigan State, 2 PM, BigTenNetwork.com, LIVESun., Feb. 20 – Iowa at Minnesota, 3 PM, Big Ten Network, Delay – 2/21, 9 PMSun., March 6 – Big Ten Championships, 4 PM, Big Ten Network, LIVEAll times Eastern and subject to change
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