Big Ten football 2026 spring game dates, times and locations
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Spring has sprung, and that means many of the college football programs across the country are kicking off the dust and popping the pads in hopes of putting the building blocks in place for the fall. Ohio State is no different, with about half of its spring practice now complete, all with the eye towards the annual spring game on Saturday, April 18.
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But since we are Big Ten fans along with OSU fans here at Buckeyes Wire, we're also interested in when all of the other spring games/events are across the landscape of the conference. From New Jersey (Rutgers), to the West Coast teams like UCLA and Oregon, here's a look at the dates of the final spring event each Big Ten team has scheduled.
Some of the teams won't have a spring game, while others are yet to be announced. Here's what we know.
Big Ten Football 2026 Spring Games schedule
TeamDateTime (ET)ChannelIllinoisNone----IndianaThursday, April 238 p.m.Big Ten NetworkIowaSaturday, April 2510:45 a.m.--MarylandSaturday, April 251 p.m.--MichiganSaturday, April 182 p.m.Big Ten NetworkMichigan StateSaturday, April 1812 p.m.--MinnesotaSaturday, April 2512 p.m.Big Ten NetworkNebraskaSaturday, March 2812 p.m.Big Ten NetworkNorthwesternTBA----Ohio StateSaturday, April 1812 p.m.Big Ten NetworkOregonSaturday, April 254 p.m.Big Ten NetworkPenn StateSaturday, April 251 p.m.--PurdueSaturday, April 1112 p.m.--RutgersNone----UCLASaturday, May 23 p.m.--USCNone----WashingtonFriday, May 19:30 p.m.Big Ten NetworkWisconsinNone----Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
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