Nebraska Football News: Big Ten Announces Most Regular Season Game Times and Broadcasts- Kind Of

Today is the day that you and your significant other have been waiting all year for. It is time to finally start making those long awaited plans.

Should you or should you not? Those are the questions that have been hovering like a weight above your shoulders.

Well now you can finally release that weight. You can shoulder the load as MOST of Nebraska football’s game times and TV broadcast information were released today by both the Big Ten and Nebraska.

Some were already known but today a large contingent were released.

A few of the games are actually labeled TBD while some have some options attached to them. I am not sure what the difference between them are but regardless.

Here they are in all of their beauty. All are based off of Central Time.

1. August 31st: UTEP at Nebraska – 2:30 p.m. on FOX
2. September 7th: Colorado at Nebraska – 6:30 p.m. on NBC (you all should be there with fury in your hearts)
3. September 14th: Northern Iowa at Nebraska – 6:30 p.m. on BTN
4. September 20th (Friday): Illinois at Nebraska – 7 pm. on FOX
5. September 28th: Nebraska at Purdue – 11 a.m. on TBD (To Be Determined)
6. October 5th: Rutgers at Nebraska – 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. on TBD
7. October 19th: Nebraska at Indiana – 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. on TBD
8. October 26th: Nebraska at Ohio State – 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. on TBD
9. November 2nd: UCLA at Nebraska – TBD on TBD
10. November 16th: Nebraska at USC – 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 6:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. on TBD
11. November 23rd: Wisconsin at Nebraska – TBD on TBD
12. November 29th (Black Friday): Nebraska at Iowa – 6:30 p.m. on NBC

Here is the entire statement from the Nebraska Athletic Department:

The 2024 Nebraska football schedule continued to come into clearer view on Thursday as the Big Ten Conference network partners announced television information and kickoff times for several Husker contests.

Nebraska will open the season on Saturday, Aug. 31 against UTEP at Memorial Stadium in a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff, with coverage on FOX. Following the afternoon opener against UTEP, Nebraska will play three consecutive night games at Memorial Stadium.

The Huskers’ game the following week (Sept. 7) against Colorado was previously announced as a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff on NBC. The Huskers finish non-conference play on Saturday, Sept. 14 against Northern Iowa in Lincoln. Kickoff for the first-ever meeting with the Panthers is set for 6:30 p.m. with the game televised on BTN. Nebraska completes a four-game season-opening homestand on Friday, Sept. 20 with a 7 p.m. game against Illinois on FOX.

The Huskers’ first road trip of the season will be at Purdue on Saturday, Sept. 28. Kickoff for the contest in West Lafayette, Ind., is set for 11 a.m. CT, with the television network to be determined. Nebraska returns home on Oct. 5 for its Homecoming contest against Rutgers. The game will kick off at either 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3 p.m., with the final kick time and television designation determined at a later date.

Nebraska finishes the regular season with its annual Black Friday matchup against Iowa in Iowa City. For the first time, the Huskers and Hawkeyes will meet in prime time with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on NBC.

Options for kickoff times for three additional Husker road games were set, including at Indiana (Oct. 19, 11, 2:30, 3 or 6:30 CT), at Ohio State (Oct. 26, 11, 2:30 or 6:30 CT) and at USC (Nov. 16, 2:30, 3, 6:30 or 10 p.m. CT).

If you want to see the entire announcement from the Big Ten then click here.